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The future of work is evolving—and AI is leading the charge. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025, 39% of today’s skillsets will be outdated by 2030. But here’s the good news: reskilling and upskilling are on the rise, helping organizations prepare employees for future-ready roles. In a recent WEF blog, Anurag Vardhan Sinha explores how agentic AI can empower a knowledge-first workforce—one that’s not just adapting, but thriving. https://cgnz.at/6049s6JxD #ArtificialIntelligenceAppreciationDay

How do you engineer AI for impact, manage complex challenges, and ensure ethical governance? At the AI for Good Summit, Babak Hodjat, Cognizant's CTO of AI, shared Cognizant's Agentic AI solution during the "The New AI Supply Chain" presentation and workshop, in collaboration with the Geneva Graduate Institute. The session focused on how to ensure AI is used to enhance human work, rather than simply replace it. Key highlights from the session: 🔹 How to engineer adaptable operations with AI agents for impact 🔹 The shift from general-purpose models to multi-agent systems that solve complex challenges 🔹 The importance of control, accountability, and corporate governance in scaling AI responsibly We’re proud to contribute to the global conversation on responsible AI and look forward to continuing this important work. #AIforGood

During #CognizantDiscovery2025, Naveen Sharma introduced Cognizant's platform designed to deploy AI agents that automate complex workflows and enhance operational agility, showing how different industries are embracing AI not just as a tool, but as a strategic capability. He was later joined by industry leaders—Manuel L. Fernandez de Mosteyrin of Stena Bulk, Raj Bhasin of GSK and Peter Wanda of Zurich Insurance —who detailed how they're implementing AI across their companies to deliver real-world impact.

Babak Hodjat and Rohan Murty, the founder of Workfabric AI, demonstrated how adding context to AI has the power to dramatically enhance its effectiveness, making it more tailored, impactful and capable of driving real value. #CognizantDiscovery2025

In a live session for #CognizantDiscovery2025, Babak Hodjat, Cognizant's CTO of AI, transformed real-time audience input into functional AI teams using our Neuro® AI Multi-Agent Accelerator, augmented by Workfabric AI's contextual insights. This demo showcased how enterprises can rapidly activate AI agents across workflows, unlocking smarter, faster outcomes in mere minutes.

Kim Krogh Andersen, Product & Technology Group Executive at Telstra, joined Ravi Kumar S and Babak Hodjat, Cognizant’s CTO of AI, onstage during #CognizantDiscovery2025 to discuss the role of multi-agent AI networks in telecommunications. Together, they demonstrated practical examples of how these agent networks can be mobilized to respond effectively to severe weather events, ensuring customers remain connected and supported.

Cognizant CTO of AI Babak Hodjat spoke with Newsweek at the AI Impact Summit, a three-day event focused on practical application and real-world impact of AI across industries. Hodjat was also a part of opening remarks on the first day of the Summit. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gV5u9nyc #Cognizant #AIImpactSummit #ArtificialIntelligence

At the Newsweek AI Impact Summit, Cognizant Americas President Surya Gummadi shared how #AI is transforming healthcare—cutting costs, improving care, and enhancing patient experience. ⬇️

Our CTO of AI Babak Hodjat kicked things off at the Newsweek AI Impact Summit today and shared his thinking on agentic AI: 🚀 The year of agents: a new era in AI At Cognizant’s R&D Lab and AI Studio, we’re not just advancing core AI research—we’re shaping the future of intelligent systems. From building being the foremost lab for AI systems and decision making to spearheading “AI for Good” our mission is clear: innovation with impact. 🔍 Why agents are different Unlike generative AI models that simply transform input into output, **agents are empowered to act**. They’re knowledge workers in a box—engineered by humans to perform tasks, retrieve data, write code, and collaborate with other agents. 🧠 The power of multi-agent systems We’re building networks of agents that coordinate in natural language, share context, and dynamically adapt to new business needs. Each agent contributes to a shared canvas, combining model intelligence with executable code. 💡 Design principles An agent is both a model (a black box) and code (fully controllable). This duality lets us engineer autonomy, define job descriptions, and ensure ethical alignment. Success isn’t just about performance—it’s about responsibility. 🌐 Interoperability & evolution These systems aren’t static. They evolve, spawn, and merge on the fly. Whether it’s travel decisions or cost estimators, agentic systems will soon be part of everyday consumer experiences. 👥 Collaboration & oversight We work with partners to discover processes, build agent nuclei, and continuously refine them. Review mechanisms ensure agents meet standards for success rate, cost, response time, and compliance. This is more than a trend—it’s a transformation. Welcome to the age of agents.

Surya Gummadi sat down with Newsweek to talk about AI's undeniable impact on healthcare and why the industry stands to benefit the most from this technology.