AI propels layoffs in tech sector; companies focus on reskilling
As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, India’s information technology (IT) and start-up sectors are undergoing a period of upheaval marked by job cuts and growing uncertainty over the future role of programmers and coders.
Recently, IT industry veteran and Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy said modern technologies would eliminate routine roles in the sector. Echoing this view, the Economic Survey 2024–25 noted that emerging technologies pose both threats and opportunities for labour markets worldwide.
