India, July 17 -- As enterprises move beyond experimentation with artificial intelligence, industry leaders are increasingly shifting their attention from AI models to the infrastructure required to deploy, govern and scale them.

The transition reflects a broader change in how organisations view AI, less as a standalone technology and more as a foundational layer for business operations, similar to electricity, cloud computing or telecommunications infrastructure.

The discussion gained prominence around AI Appreciation Day, with executives highlighting the growing importance of private AI deployments, data governance and enterprise-controlled infrastructure in enabling the next phase of adoption.

While public AI platforms have demonstr...