As part of this collaboration, Cognizant purchased 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats, as well as 500 Sales Copilot seats and 500 Service Copilot seats for its associates to improve productivity, streamline workflows, and transform customer experiences.

“Generative AI can be a game-changer for almost every business in any industry, opening up new possibilities for innovation, efficiency and growth,” Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said in a statement.

“That's why we're investing $1 billion in GenAI over the next three years, developing new research to unlock its potential for our customers, their employees and end customers,” he said.

Additionally, Cognizant said it will work to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot to its global 2,000 customers and one million users across 11 industries.

“By combining Cognizant's industry expertise with Microsoft's Copilot capabilities, including Copilot for Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot
, said Judson Althoff, Microsoft executive vice president and chief commercial officer.

According to the company, this partnership has the potential to significantly accelerate AI adoption and innovation in India.

The company said that AI is expected to add $ 450 to 500 billion to India's GDP by 2025, which is 10 percent of the country's GDP target of $ 5 trillion.