AI will be pervasive in every product, system and solution: Accenture's Marc Carrel-Billiard - ET CIO

Marc Carrel-Billiard, Managing Director Global Technology R&D, AccentureBangalore: AI can double annual economic growth rates by 2035 by changing the nature of work and spawning a new relationship between man and machine, according to Accenture Research. The impact of AI technologies on business is projected to boost labour productivity by up to 40 percent by fundamentally changing the way work is done and reinforcing people's role to drive growth in business. In an interview with ETCIO, Accenture's Managing Director Global Technology R&D, Marc Carrel-Billiard talks about company's technology labs and its focus areas, new technologies and its impact and key tech trends that CIOs and businesses need to look for and much more. Marc is with Accenture for the past 18 years and currently oversees the Accenture Technology Labs, Accenture Open Innovation, Accenture's global technology R&D organization which explores new and emerging technologies, across seven locations around the world. Which are the key technology domains that you are trying to focus on?