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AI pushes 60% of Indian CEOs to abandon long-term office leases
AI pushes 60% of Indian CEOs to abandon long-term office leases
A report by International Workplace Group (IWG) says 60 per cent of Indian CEOs and CFOs believe AI has made it impossible to predict office space needs beyond two years. This is…
The Story in Brief
A report by International Workplace Group (IWG) says 60 per cent of Indian CEOs and CFOs believe AI has made it impossible to predict office space needs beyond two years. This is driving a shift to flexible, capital-light workspace models. Nearly 99.8 per cent of leaders are moving real estate costs from fixed to variable spend, and 55 per cent are considering office networks closer to employee homes.
The report adds that 73 per cent of leaders are less willing to commit to long-term leases due to AI-driven changes. Despite 76 per cent of CEOs saying the office will become more important in two years, they seek flexibility over a single location. IWG notes India has the world's highest workplace AI adoption, with 73 per cent of professionals regularly using AI tools.
The Indian Opinion
The IWG report fuels a convenient narrative that AI is killing the fixed office. Yet 76 per cent of the same CEOs say offices will matter more, not less. The real story is about cost and talent geography, not technology alone. Watch how many companies actually reduce total square footage versus simply redistributing it across Tier-2 cities as GCCs expand. The 2,400 GCC target by 2030 will settle whether flexible means smaller or just scattered.
Source: hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com
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