1. Quote by Sooraj Balakrishnan, Head of Marketing, Acer India
“AI Appreciation Day is an opportunity to recognise how artificial intelligence is evolving from a specialised technology into an everyday productivity tool for individuals, businesses and communities. At Acer, we believe on-device AI will be central to the next phase of this transformation by enabling AI workloads to be processed locally through AI-ready hardware and dedicated neural processing capabilities. This can deliver lower latency, stronger privacy and reduced dependence on cloud-based processing and token-based services, helping lower the long-term cost of AI usage and making it more accessible even in environments with limited connectivity. By bringing intelligent capabilities directly to personal computers, Acer is helping democratise AI adoption and enabling students, professionals, creators and enterprises to use AI more confidently, responsibly and sustainably. The long-term opportunity lies in making AI a practical and inclusive part of everyday computing, empowering more people to learn, create, innovate and solve problems.” — Sooraj Balakrishnan, Head of Marketing, Acer India
2. Quote by Ramesh Kumar V, Co-founder & CEO, Grahaa Space
On AI Appreciation Day 2026, it’s worth recognising that the space industry has pioneered the use of AI technologies for decades, especially in launch vehicles and interplanetary missions where onboard processing of diverse real-time data enables critical and autonomous mission management without human intervention.
Today, AI is powering breakthroughs across healthcare, mobility, manufacturing, agriculture and climate resilience, transforming data into meaningful action. As we celebrate AI, we should also champion its responsible development—because its greatest impact lies in augmenting human ingenuity and enabling solutions to challenges once considered impossible. – Ramesh Kumar V, Co-founder & CEO, Grahaa Space
3. Quote by Chandan Govindarajulu, Executive Vice President – Global Delivery & Business Leader, Virtusa Corporation
“Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the fabric of how enterprises build products, serve customers, and make decisions. As its influence grows, responsible AI must become an integral part of the engineering process rather than an afterthought. Building trustworthy AI requires transparency, strong governance, rigorous testing, and continuous human oversight to ensure technology serves people and business objectives alike. At Virtusa, we see this as a shared responsibility across technology, business, and leadership teams. An AI-First with Human in the Loop approach to AI is ultimately about creating systems that people can trust, adopt with confidence, and use to solve meaningful problems at scale.” – Chandan Govindarajulu, Executive Vice President – Global Delivery & Business Leader, Virtusa Corporation