How to Build AI For Impact: Principles of Artificial Intelligence That Drive Business Value

In this exclusive conversation, Vijay Krishnan, Co-Founder and CTO of Turing, pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build useful AI today. Krishnan’s tech startup, Turing, uses AI to help companies build and scale high-performing engineering teams by sourcing, vetting, and matching top software developers from around the world.

From hands-on human feedback to cutting-edge reinforcement learning gyms, Krishnan shares a front-row view into how companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are developing the next wave of transformative AI—and what enterprises must do to stay ahead.

This is not just about model size or hype cycles. It’s about Artificial Useful Intelligence (AUI): practical, scalable AI that drives business value in the real world. Krishnan details what works, what doesn’t, and what leaders should prioritize as AI races forward.

➡️ This session is part of the Digital Leadership Agenda 2026, where we explore how enterprise leaders can drive transformation through intelligent, informed action. Watch the rest of our series to learn how to capture value, avoid common AI traps, and build a roadmap for sustainable innovation here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLUoebV7-lp7oYSkn8reE5asD8v0BxbSV&si=pSgWQsosNRQdZ31-

Featuring:

Vijay Krishnan, Co-Founder & CTO of Turing
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Moderated by Vijay Gurbaxani, Director, Center for Digital Transformation
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