SynopsisThe findings suggest that India’s AI advantage is not limited to adoption. Workers are using AI to create new capacity, rethink processes and undertake work that was previously difficult or impossible, while placing greater emphasis on human judgement and quality control.India has emerged as the leading market among 10 countries for frontier professionals, or workers who are redesigning their jobs around AI agents while retaining responsibility for outcomes, according to Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index released on Thursday.The report found that 32% of India’s AI-using workforce qualifies as frontier professionals, double the global average of 16% and the highest share among the markets studied.The findingsNow Playing