India’s huge advantage as a talent nation may come under threat as those who perform repetitive tasks are at the risk of being put out of jobs by generative artificial intelligence. This may put pressure on the
The country’s IT companies will come under pressure to reskill the thousands they employ to do manual testing which can be automated, he said.Tech roles such as IT helpdesk, data entry and processing, network security, coding and testing are expected to take a hit, experts said. The demand for some of these repetitive roles has declined by 25-30% over the past two years, data sourced from TeamLease Digital showed. For instance, 40% of organisations reported a reduction in for manual testing roles.By contrast, roles requiring advanced skills such as and have seen a 30-35% increase in job postings, indicating the need for skills that complement .Its machine versus human and the key to survival is to upskill constantly. Cycles of unlearning and relearning will get exponentially quicker, Vaz said. Krishna Vij, vice president at TeamLease Digital, said cycles are expected to shorten by about 30-40% in the next few years.
