Is AI about to destroy India’s great technology jobs machine?

The young Indian PhD graduate figured she had hit the job-market jackpot. After earning a doctorate in mathematics at a US university, she landed a position at Meta Platforms, the technology superstar behind Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

What could possibly go wrong? The answer was plenty. As increasingly powerful versions of artificial intelligence came along, she discovered they could easily outperform her mathematical skills. “I had only been there a short time but suddenly I found I was redundant,” says the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous.