Artificial intelligence has evolved beyond science fiction and has been competing out humans from work.
The transition has commenced in India and even if experts rule out an immediate change of scenario, the companies have been taking initiative towards the technology.
“Most of the big companies have been adopting AI. The technology is eventually going to take over jobs of repetitive nature,” says Anurag Aman, partner at KPMG India.
It is, however, not just the data processing and calculative jobs that are being transferred to the technology.
AI is making need of human involvement less in companies on all levels. Smart systems have been reducing the need of office support staff through better resource management. Several of the companies have also been using software support for behavioural analysis of employees.
“In India, low-cost of labour makes the technology less profitable, yet the valuation of expertise is changing in influence of AI,” he added, while speaking to DNA on the sidelines of ‘Human Resource Conclave’ organised by Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), in Jaipur.
Individual skills are losing value to smart systems and are also obvious to those bearing responsibility to prepare the future citizens. Additional chief secretary, higher and technical education to government of Rajasthan, Subodh Agarwal cited the example of navigation skills of individuals being subdued by GPS based navigation applications.
“We are living in the age of technical advancement and now innovation has become a necessity. If one does not innovate, he will perish,” he said.
UPDATE SKILLS
Even as experts deny an imminent threat of mass unemployment by AI, they suggest that the employees and aspirants must regularly update their skills. ‘Fixed jobs’ they say have no future. They said that the business scenario has been improving in the country but only those aware of the contemporary advancements will progress. AI meanwhile is also expected to open up new job avenues as well and India as a country has emerged receptive to technology expecting it to bring uniformity and quality in services.
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