India, Feb. 20 -- When India speaks about Artificial Intelligence at global platforms, the conversation often revolves around innovation, start-ups, and digital transformation. But in a small rented house in Kochi, AI has a very different meaning for Anitha, a 34-year-old homemaker and mother of two.

For years, Anitha's world was limited to her kitchen. Her husband's irregular income as a daily wage worker made managing school fees and medical expenses a constant struggle. She had no formal employment, no salary, and no economic identity beyond being a "housewife."

Everything changed when she registered on the "Shero Home Food" platform-an AI-enabled home-chef marketplace that connects home kitchens with customers via a delivery network...