AI & Economy

Measuring AI Adoption in Indian Firms

Editorial Desk · Aug 2, 2026 · 6 min read

Surveys overstate “AI use” when chat tools are counted the same as production systems.

Headline adoption numbers mix consumer chatbots with workflow software. A useful statistic separates experimentation, pilots and systems that change unit costs.

National accounts will lag. Researchers need task-level and invoice-level measures, not only CIO surveys.