A 28-year-old Bengaluru-based techie working for a global technology giant has spent around Rs 1.5 lakh on courses in AI ethics and governance over two months, while also taking several free courses on LinkedIn.
Yet she fears she could become irrelevant.
She is not alone. Fear of job losses in the AI era has spread across industries as companies continue to restructure in order to face the realities of an AI-enabled world.
Staffing firm Teamlease estimates that between 10,000 and 15,000 technology professionals have been laid off in India from January to May this year, as companies restructure around AI.
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