India has a rich legacy of democratizing knowledge. From the invention of Zero – which universalised mathematics – to our modern digital public infrastructure, our nation has always excelled at creating scale from simplicity.

Now, as we enter a decisive phase in our AI evolution, we must apply this same First Principles thinking.

To make AI as an integral part of every enterprise, we cannot rely on model sophistication alone. We must look at the fundamentals. History (Telecom, UPI) teaches us that true scale unlocks only when we collapse marginal costs. We must shift AI from a high-cost capability for the few to a “low-value, high-volume” utility for all enterprises.

AI must be architected as population-scale infrastructure – affordable by design, interoperable by default, and accessible to every enterprise.

Currently, AI investment is abundant, but scaled impact is selective. The bottleneck is structural – fragmented data and governance frameworks not built for this level of scale and lacking trust.

With Purple Fabric, our Open Business Impact AI platform, Intellect Design Arena Ltd is focused on institutionalising AI responsibly. We are building the rails for this “low-value, high-volume” reality.

I will be there at the India AI Impact Summit and look forward to meaningful interactions with business stakeholders and policymakers on this.