Startups, Small Businesses Will Drive Job Creation In AI Era: Nandan Nilekani
by Anjali Jain · Inc42SUMMARY
- Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani said startups and small businesses, rather than large companies, will drive job creation as AI reshapes the workforce.
- Nilekani believes tokenisation and AI agents can level the playing field for small businesses by improving their access to credit, markets, and financial services.
- He highlighted three tokenisation pilots involving cattle, warehouse receipts, and loan documents, while pointing to RBI and SEBI initiatives around tokenised financial assets.