TCS Pushes Senior Leaders to Build AI Tools, Embracing Tech Shift

• TCS directs senior employees to actively build and experiment with AI tools, making AI adoption a leadership accountability.
• CEO K Krithivasan emphasizes that senior leaders must move beyond theoretical understanding and use AI themselves, not just junior teams.
• This move follows Accenture's policy linking visible AI adoption to promotions for senior leadership roles.
• TCS encourages deploying AI in client engagements, even if it cannibalizes existing revenue, to deliver faster, better, and cheaper work.
• The company is embracing AI as a productivity multiplier, extending access across the organization to build familiarity and encourage experimentation.