Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index shows India is already moving into an “agentic workforce” phase. On 3 September 2026, Microsoft reported that 32% of Indian AI users qualify as “Frontier Professionals” — people using AI agents for multi-step work and redesigning workflows around them — versus 16% globally.
It also found that 63% of Indian AI users prioritise quality control of AI output, and 59% rank critical thinking as a top skill.
The enterprise question is shifting — from “Have employees learned AI?” to “Can employees actually direct, supervise, validate and work effectively with AI agents?”
That’s a measurement problem, not a training one. It strengthens the case for a GoMeasure AI Work Readiness / Agentic Work Readiness assessment — focused on demonstrated workflow capability, judgment, verification and task orchestration, rather than generic AI knowledge.
GoMeasure measures this directly. Our AI Readiness Battery scores how well someone directs, supervises and verifies AI on real, multi-step work — demonstrated capability, not AI trivia — so you know who can actually work with agents.