Will AI take IT jobs, or just change the job description for 10% of India's workforce? Discussion

atharv

3 days, 21 hours ago

Will the rise of Generative AI cause mass unemployment in India’s massive IT and BPO sectors? Industry leaders have mixed views, but a clear pattern is emerging: AI is not currently causing mass layoffs, but it is causing a job re-specification.
Tasks like entry evel coding, resume screening, and basic data analysis are prime targets for automation. Some CEOs suggest that up to 10% of jobs globally could see displacement over the next few years, concentrated in specific, repetitive roles.
Is this a moment to panic, or an opportunity? The consensus is that professionals must evolve into "Humans with AI" using tools to boost productivity by 25-50% and focus on high-value work.
What do you think?

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cimplifire

an hour ago

If your work is automatable, you should already be shifting.

But AI is rising so fast that the ‘non-automatable’ list gets smaller every year.

ModernSlave

an hour ago

If you believe AI won’t take over most jobs,
you probably haven’t seen what modern AI can do.

finn

3 days, 11 hours ago

AI won't replace humans, but humans who use AI will replace those who don't.

The key concept here is the difference between Reckoning and Judgment.
* Reckoning (AI's strength): AI systems, especially Large Language Models, are masters of "reckoning." They can calculate, predict, analyze massive datasets, and generate based on existing information at superhuman speed. This means they are taking over the repetitive, routine tasks across many functions (customer service, document drafting, basic accounting).
* Judgment (Human's strength): This is where we remain indispensable. Judgment involves applying lived experience, empathy, ethical reasoning, and critical thinking to a unique, novel problem. AI cannot reason, recognize its own mistakes, or understand real-world context and emotional nuances the way a person can.
The Real Shift:
* The 10% job displacement will be felt in areas where the role is purely reckoning.
* The remaining 90% of jobs will be amplified. A coder who uses AI to handle 70% of boilerplate code can now focus on complex system architecture. A lawyer who uses AI to analyze 1,000 precedents can focus on crafting the nuanced argument.
The Takeaway for India: We need large-scale reskilling focused on AI Literacy and Prompt Engineering. The future belongs to the professional who can ask the machine the right question to deliver a solution with human judgment.