AI shouldn’t be a black box: Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani is impressed with China’s DeepSeek, but...

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani has criticised the trend of developing increasingly complex artificial intelligence (AI) models, arguing that this does not necessarily lead to better results. Speaking at the People+AI Mela in Bengaluru, he expressed concern over how many AI models remain closed systems, hidden from public scrutiny.

“They keep doing more of that, but it is not that it is going to get any better. They are all typically kept within the four walls of a company. It is like a black box for the rest of us,” Nilekani said, as reported by The Economic Times.

This lack of transparency, he warned, is limiting innovation and preventing broader contributions to AI development.

Learning from China’s Approach

While critiquing the secrecy surrounding many AI models, Nilekani praised China’s approach to AI development, particularly the DeepSeek project. He pointed out that China has managed to build effective AI models with fewer resources while maintaining transparency about their methods.

“They have done the world a service. So that goes back to commoditisation,” he stated.

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