Thanks to advancements in AI, such as ChatGPT, Copilot, and other tools, it's becoming increasingly evident that many jobs in these "development centers" are at risk of redundancy.
Indeed, this is a very real concern, one with a substantial, economically-impactful downside. Moreover, many other white collar jobs (call center work springs prominently to mind) are also at risk of redundancy.
Much energy is expended in the media touting the benefits of AI, of how it will liberate workers (particularly software developers) of mundane tasks, and make them more productive. However, this is likely to only benefit a very small proportion of those workers, and, regrettably, it will do so at the expense of many of their colleagues.
I doubt, too, that those colleagues will be moving into other white collar roles,. This is the big difference between today's AI technologies, and past technological advancements: they seriously risk making jobs, right across the white collar sector, redundant.
So if one loses their software development role, it is doubtful they will find a similar software development role, or a call center role, or a data entry (or similar) role.
They will, instead, need to look to other sectors, perhaps such things as personal service roles (however, I am not not sure what the alternative opportunities are in India).
Not exactly the ideal application of a STEM degree, is it ?
Finally, while your focus is on India, white collar jobs in other countries are not immune to dislocation from AI-based technologies. We are all in the same boat.
I wonder how politicians will manage this likely dislocation ?
Perhaps they will (finally) be motivated to persuade those behind these changes to better understand, and act on, their social responsibilities.
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Indeed, this is a very real concern, one with a substantial, economically-impactful downside. Moreover, many other white collar jobs (call center work springs prominently to mind) are also at risk of redundancy.
Much energy is expended in the media touting the benefits of AI, of how it will liberate workers (particularly software developers) of mundane tasks, and make them more productive. However, this is likely to only benefit a very small proportion of those workers, and, regrettably, it will do so at the expense of many of their colleagues.
I doubt, too, that those colleagues will be moving into other white collar roles,. This is the big difference between today's AI technologies, and past technological advancements: they seriously risk making jobs, right across the white collar sector, redundant.
So if one loses their software development role, it is doubtful they will find a similar software development role, or a call center role, or a data entry (or similar) role.
They will, instead, need to look to other sectors, perhaps such things as personal service roles (however, I am not not sure what the alternative opportunities are in India).
Not exactly the ideal application of a STEM degree, is it ?
Finally, while your focus is on India, white collar jobs in other countries are not immune to dislocation from AI-based technologies. We are all in the same boat.
I wonder how politicians will manage this likely dislocation ?
Perhaps they will (finally) be motivated to persuade those behind these changes to better understand, and act on, their social responsibilities.