India, Oct. 31 -- Women make up just one in five professionals in India's artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workforce today, but their numbers are set to grow nearly fourfold by 2027, according to a new report by venture capital firm Kalaari Capital.

The report, 'Wired for Impact: Women in Ind(AI)', was launched in Delhi at the No Ceiling Summit on Thursday, in the presence of several women in leadership roles, such as Bansuri Swaraj, Member of Parliament, and Pragya Misra from OpenAI.

Kalaari estimates that India currently has around 84,000 women in AI and ML roles, roughly 20% of the total workforce. That figure could rise to 3.4 lakh by 2027, powered by more accessible AI education, flexible learning pathways, an...