EXCLUSIVE: The $10B FDE Race Big Tech Is Running Against India's IT Giants | Point Break EP13

Big Tech has committed $10 billion to own the AI deployment layer on which Indian IT built its empire. The battle for enterprise AI is no longer about which model is smartest; it is about who gets the contract to make AI work inside your business. In this episode of Point Break, Antara Gupta sits down with Neeraj Gupta, Co-Founder & CPO of Revrag.ai, Tushar Shinde, Co-Founder & CEO of Vaani AI, and Somshubhro Pal Choudhury, Co-Founder & Partner at Bharat Innovation Fund, to break down the rise of the Forward Deployed Engineer, why OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic and AWS are each spending billions to go downstream into services, and what India's IT giants must do before the deployment window closes. ✅ Cypher 2026: Join 5,000+ AI leaders. Book now → https://cypher.analyticsindiamag.com/... ✅ Chess League: Test your skills → https://chess.analyticsindiamag.com/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 5:00 The AI Race Has Shifted to Deployment 14:00 What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer? 25:00 Big Tech's $10B Bet — OpenAI, Microsoft & Anthropic Go Downstream 38:00 Model Convergence and the ROI Problem 49:00 Indian IT vs AI-Native Startups 58:00 Who Owns the Deployment Layer? #ForwardDeployedEngineer #FDE #EnterpriseAI #IndianIT #PointBreak #AIAgents #VoiceAI #DeepTech #AIMNetwork ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📌 ABOUT FRONT PAGE Front Page is a daily live news briefing covering AI, enterprise tech, semiconductors, and India’s role in the global technology economy. Built for people who make decisions, not just consume headlines. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 👋 ABOUT AIM NETWORK AIM Network is India's leading voice on the intersection of AI, Technology, and Business. We bring you sharp analysis, breaking news, and original perspectives on everything from Generative AI breakthroughs to geopolitical market shifts. 🔔 Subscribe for daily insights:    / @aimmediahouse   📺 WATCH OUR POPULAR SERIES: Front Page (Daily Tech News):    • Front Page   Tech Talks (Podcast):    • Tech Talk   -Simulated Reality (Podcast) -    • Simulated Reality Podcast   📰 STAY UPDATED: Website: https://analyticsindiamag.com/ LinkedIn:   / analytics-india-magazine   Twitter/X: https://x.com/Analyticsindiam Instagram:   / aim.media.house   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------