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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: AI Must Not Replace Human Creativity, Critical Thinking

Human imagination should remain at the heart of innovation, says Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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Moneycontrol•24-02-2026, 12:11

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw: AI Must Not Replace Human Creativity, Critical Thinking

•Biocon chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw dismisses the idea of AI replacing humans at work.
•She stresses AI must be an enabling tool, not an ultimate authority, echoing Nobel laureate Paul Nurse.
•Mazumdar-Shaw warns against AI eroding imagination or independent thinking, despite its potential for innovative solutions.
•Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu also cautions against AI overpowering human agency, rejecting Sam Altman's comparison of AI training to raising humans.
•Vembu acknowledges AI's practical value in software development and India's potential to apply AI without losing human priorities.

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