India, June 7 -- After two years being dominated by experimentation, proofs-of-concept and pilot projects, enterprises are discovering that deploying artificial intelligence is significantly easier than turning it into measurable business outcomes. While organizations across sectors are racing to launch AI initiatives, industry leaders warn that many remain unprepared for the operational, governance and organizational changes required to scale those efforts.

During a recent roundtable hosted by Avaali Solutions in Bengaluru, enterprise leaders, policymakers and data governance experts debated what they described as India's growing AI execution gap.

The discussion comes at a time when artificial intelligence is projected to contribute as...