NITI Aayog Warns: AI Could Displace Jobs by 2031, Urges Rapid Skill Development
📉 job Loss Warning
NITI Aayog’s new report, “Roadmap for job Creation in the AI Economy,” highlights the potential loss of millions of traditional jobs by 2031 due to AI.
Roles at risk include quality assurance engineers, support agents, and other tech-related service jobs.
Without timely intervention, india may face massive job displacement in its $245 billion tech and customer experience (CX) sector.
📈 AI-Driven job Creation
Despite the threat, AI is also expected to generate around 4 million new jobs in the next five years.
These new roles will focus on advanced AI technologies and specialized skills.
👨💻 Emerging AI job Roles
The report identifies new-age jobs like:
Ethical AI Specialists
AI Trainers
Sentiment Analysts
AI DevOps Engineers
These roles demand both technical skills and continual upskilling.
🎯 Key Recommendations
Launch a National AI Talent Mission with three core goals:
Integrate AI literacy into school and college curricula.
Prepare existing tech and CX professionals for high-value AI roles.
Position india as a global hub for AI talent.
🏛️ Call for Collaboration
The report emphasizes joint efforts between:
Government
Industry
Academia
Collaboration will boost computing power, data access, and research.
🗣️ Leadership Message
NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam stresses India’s strength in human capital.
With over 9 million tech and CX professionals and a vast young wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital workforce, india can lead the global AI race — if action is taken now.
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