India Must Upskill in AI to Avoid Job Disruption, Says Andrew Ng
ByAinvest
Monday, Jan 19, 2026 7:35 pm ET1min read
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Andrew Ng, AI pioneer and founder of Coursera, warns of significant job disruption in India's $280 billion IT services industry due to AI advancements. He emphasizes the need for professionals to upskill rapidly to remain productive and urges India and other nations to invest in training to mitigate job displacement. Ng also cautions against the hype surrounding artificial general intelligence (AGI) and large language models, stating they are not a path to human-level intelligence and that AGI claims are misleading.
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