Artificial Intelligence is delivering massive efficiency gains across industries, but according to top experts, most companies are missing the bigger opportunity by focusing only on cost reduction rather than transformative growth.
The Untapped Potential of AI Innovation
During a recent webinar, Ritankar Das, founder of San Francisco-based Titan Holdings, emphasized that while AI brings enormous efficiencies, the real opportunity lies in using these capabilities to create entirely new business models and growth avenues. "All too often, enterprises tend to focus on cost reduction, but the latter is probably the area of most opportunity today," Das stated.
Das, who was born in Kolkata and moved to the US at age seven, explained that larger companies are discovering the most significant value comes from using AI to accomplish things previously impossible. "Like maybe review every single comment that comes in, summarize and incorporate it into improving your business," he illustrated.
AI Transforming Core Sectors in India
Ankit Bose, head of the AI vertical at Nasscom, confirmed that Indian innovators are increasingly focusing on using AI to solve fundamental challenges in critical sectors. In healthcare, developers are working on faster detection of diseases like cancer and providing primary medical advice to patients in remote locations. Agriculture sees AI applications aimed at helping farmers increase crop yields significantly.
The education sector is witnessing particularly exciting developments. Bose noted substantial work around personalized local language tutoring and improving overall teacher quality. "In India, the cost of personalization is still very high, and taking that to remote locations would not be feasible. So it's important to build native models and native AI infrastructure," Bose emphasized.
Revolutionizing Education and Healthcare
Das provided compelling examples of how AI can transform learning experiences. He pointed out that traditional classroom education has historically focused on the "average student," while in reality, most students perform above or below that benchmark. "AI can figure that out in a way the teacher just cannot," Das explained.
He elaborated that while teachers cannot track every curriculum standard and individual student needs comprehensively, AI systems can ensure mastery of concepts while allowing students to learn at their own pace. "GenAI can create, say, the math problem you would find most engaging, and which is the best thing for you to learn at this moment," Das said, adding that these systems can incorporate decades of learning science research.
In regulated sectors like healthcare and education, Generative AI offers additional advantages. Das noted that LLMs (Large Language Models) can help organizations navigate complex regulatory requirements effectively. "They can reduce your failure rates to a lower level than with a human-driven system because humans get tired, distracted," he observed.
Titan Holdings, which builds and operates AI-native companies focusing on healthcare, finance, education, and enterprise technology, recently demonstrated its commitment to this vision by announcing a $100-million fund raise for Tala Health. This subsidiary has developed AI copilots that integrate intelligence across patient care, enabling faster and more accurate clinical decision-making.
The company centralizes shared infrastructure—including top-tier AI talent, proprietary data, and go-to-market systems—to rapidly build and scale its subsidiaries, showcasing how strategic AI implementation can drive innovation rather than just cost savings.
