Nilekani says small businesses could better protect jobs from AI, Inc42 reports

Inc42 reports that at Global Fintech Fest 2026, Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani argued smaller companies could be better positioned to protect jobs as AI-driven automation grows. His reasoning: small businesses often rely on dynamic, varied roles that are harder to replace with AI. In his view, future job creation could come from millions of small companies rather than a handful of large enterprises.