Era of AI: Infosys' Mana eliminates need for lawyers to process contracts

For now, AI is eating jobs but it will create opportunities for jobs in future, says Vishal Sikka

Infosys, the country’s second-largest software exporter, has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI) platform ‘Mana’ to process contracts for a bank in Asia that typically needed a team of 10-15 dedicated lawyers.

“We had an astonishing experience with a client in Asia in the last quarter where we were able to eliminate a small team of lawyers by using Mana to analyse non-disclosure agreements and  other  contractual documents, only escalating exceptions to senior lawyers,”  said Vishal Sikka, chief executive officer of Infosys, earlier this week. 

“In our lifetime, we will see AI systems achieve skills so that any problem that can