TCS Sees AI Agents Matching Human Headcount Within Three Years, Chairman Says

Tata Consultancy Services expects to run as many AI agents as human employees over the next three years, Chairman N Chandrasekaran said at the company’s annual general meeting on Tuesday. The company will not cut staff but will slow hiring as AI absorbs more work, according to BeInCrypto, and Chandrasekaran said wider adoption of AI agents will reduce hiring at TCS and across India’s IT industry. TCS is India’s largest IT firm by market value and headcount; the report notes it cut more than 12,000 jobs last July and net headcount fell by over 23,000 in the fiscal year ended March 2026.