Narayana Murthy, one of India’s most respected business leaders, recently stirred debate by advocating a 70-hour work week for Indian employees to accelerate national growth. While his comments are rooted in a desire to see India thrive globally, the proposal is fundamentally misguided. What India needs is not longer work hours but greater efficiency, productivity, […]
NEW DELHI: Where one side of the world debates maintaining work-life balance, some people in top positions argue for increased work hours. One such advocate is Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, who recently supported Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s advice for a 70-hour workweek. However, health specialists strongly caution against such extreme work hours, highlighting significant health […]
Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy dismisses concerns about AI replacing jobs, instead urging a focus on how AI can enhance human productivity. Speaking at an Infosys Science Foundation event, Murthy likened current AI anxieties to reactions to CASE tools in the 1970s. He noted that while many feared CASE tools would render software development jobs obsolete, human ingenuity found new, more complex problems to tackle.