The Microsoft 2026 Work Trend Index reveals that India leads global AI adoption through frontier professionals who combine agent automation with strong human judgement. Despite rapid adoption of highly automated systems, Indian workers refuse to hand over final responsibility, says the study.

The India findings of the Microsoft Work Trend Index (WTI) 2026 paint a rosy picture about AI adoption in the country. However, it puts the onus on leaders to scale up the…

India has the highest share of Frontier Professionals, with 32% of AI users employing agents in multi-step workflows, twice the global average.