Bengaluru: Wipro CTO Sandhya Arun said technology professionals from Gen Z and Gen Alpha show a distinct preference for projects involving newer technologies. They are particularly interested in working with Quantum, GenAI and blockchain, instead of taking up standard client projects. Selected professionals work alongside the CTO team’s specialised project units, where senior executives oversee development of these solutions.“They often tell us categorically that they are not interested in mundane day-to-day tasks. Gen Z and Gen Alpha, I think, come looking for a sense of purpose and challenge. Nobody wants to work like my generation did, just to earn an income. They’re upfront about saying, “I’m not interested in mundane things; give me something more,” Arun told TOI.A group of Gen Z professionals designed a user interface resolution utilising generative AI-driven code implementation. The initiative commenced with feeding intelligence via an AI-based framework to evaluate the design from a user-centric perspective. After a two-week period, they constructed a fresh interface that included system-suggested enhancements. In the following two weeks, they generated the implementation code. According to Arun, Wipro maintains six to eight special project teams simultaneously. These groups comprise between 10 and 50 individuals. The cloud digital service division, which began as a special project, has evolved into a complete business unit. However, some initiatives, such as Metaverse, did not achieve success that the team desired.Wipro has launched the Wipro Innovation Network to enhance client co-innovation. It has opened a 60,000 sft innovation lab in Bengaluru to advance its AI-powered vision. “The network will leverage frontier technologies ranging from AI to quantum computing to solve some of the most challenging problems for our clients across industries,” she said. This network focuses on five strategic frontier technology areas: Agentic AI, robotics with embodied AI, quantum computing, digital ledger technology and quantum-safe cyber resilience. It will bring together Wipro’s innovation ecosystem, including the Innovation Labs, the Partner Labs, Wipro Ventures, its crowdsourcing platform Topcoder, alliances with leading academic and research institutions, and its technology talent to create an ongoing loop of ideation, research and innovation.