Dr. Vishal Sikka: 'This Is Not The Time To Slow Down' On AI

'AI Ending Humanity Is All Nonsense': Dr. Vishal Sikka to India TodayIn an interview with India Today, Dr. Vishal Sikka, former CEO of Infosys and founder of Vianai Systems, addressed the global debate surrounding artificial intelligence, frontier models, and safety concerns. Dismissing doomsday predictions, Dr. Sikka stated, "this talk about AI ending humanity and all this, this is all nonsense." He noted that AI does not act on its own, emphasizing that outcomes depend entirely on the instructions and prompts given by human users. Addressing high-profile departures and warnings from researchers at frontier AI labs, he observed that fears often arise when humanity confronts new, complex technologies. He pointed to historical parallels in computing, such as processor errors and early manual calculation skepticism, to highlight how system trust and reliability build over time. Dr. Sikka also supported regulatory oversight, affirming that "AI has to be regulated" while explaining that technical advances in reasoning models, tool integration, and unit testing will steadily enhance software efficiency and precision across enterprises.