New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Artificial intelligence is set to move beyond laboratories and early adopters over the next five years and increasingly become part of the everyday work of healthcare workers, government officials, farmers, developers and entrepreneurs, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has said.

Pichai made the remarks in a special message marking 75 years of IIT Kharagpur, his alma mater, as he reflected on the role universities and young Indians could play in the next phase of technological change.

"When I look at the next five years, I see AI moving away from the lab and the early adopters and into the hands of people doing the work, the healthcare workers, the government officials, the farmers, developers and entrepreneurs...