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Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Job Landscape in the Indian IT Sector

Authors:
Krish Grover

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Krish Grover
CHIREC International School, Hyderabad

MLA 8
Grover, Krish. "Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Job Landscape in the Indian IT Sector." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 9, no. 10, Oct. 2024, pp. 4835-4863, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.052. Accessed Oct. 2024.
APA 6
Grover, K. (2024, October). Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Job Landscape in the Indian IT Sector. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 9(10), 4835-4863. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.052
Chicago
Grover, Krish. "Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Job Landscape in the Indian IT Sector." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 9, no. 10 (October 2024), 4835-4863. Accessed October, 2024. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2024.v09i10.052.

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ABSTRACT:
This research paper evaluates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the job market within India’s Information Technology (IT) sector using literature review, mathematical calculations, graphical representation, and qualitative assessment. Given the IT sector’s significant contribution to India’s GDP and AI’s leading role in the global technology revolution, this study holds particular relevance. Job roles are changing as automation follows a path from routine, data-intensive tasks to potentially displacing conventionally "smart" roles like software testing . On the other hand, roles that involve more complex cognitive tasks such as coding or data analysis, are being augmented by AI, which has positive effects on productivity and job satisfaction. In addition, new jobs roles like AI ethics officers and AI architects are also coming up, which calls for reskilling/upskilling. Nevertheless, this paper suggests that AI has a dual-faceted impact on the IT job market in India — it threatens the obsolescence of some roles but also focuses on creating more skilled jobs. It also suggests that the workforce must be equipped with the required skills and knowledge to enable such initiatives and ensure viable future growth and innovation within the industry.

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