- Published on February 28, 2023
- In IT Services
What Indian IT is Hiding about AI Threat
As per a recent survey, a massive 48% of the IT companies in the United States have replaced their staff with ChatGPT
- By Lokesh Choudhary
Recently, Milind Lakkad, the chief human resources officer (CHRO) of TCS made headlines when he said that generative AI will not replace people, but act as an ‘AI coworker’. Lakkad stressed that while AI is a good thing to happen for the future, it will strictly work in collaboration with the human workforce rather than replacing them.
And while it was nice to see a senior official of one of India’s major IT giants speak up on this looming AI issue, is the picture as rosy as the companies are trying to project? After all, an AI coworker is a ‘worker’ and if ‘it’ is indeed working, there surely is someone who is not. So if there is a chance of AI replacing people at these legacy Indian IT service companies, what are they doing about it?
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Lokesh Choudhary
Tech-savvy storyteller with a knack for uncovering AI's hidden gems and dodging its potential pitfalls. 'Navigating the world of tech', one story at a time.
You can reach me at: lokesh.choudhary@analyticsindiamag.com.
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