AI’s impact on IT jobs not the real challenge; scaling AI-insulated jobs is: CEA

Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) impact on IT sector jobs is only a small part of India’s employment challenge, with the country needing to generate millions of jobs annually in sectors less exposed to AI automation, according to Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran.

“India has to generate 8 million jobs a year and the IT sector as a whole employs about 5 to 6 million people. So, AI impact on the IT sector is only a part of the story and a very small part of the story,” Nageswaran said.