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Infosys Chairman Calls Job Fears ‘Hogwash’ as AI Spurs Business

Bloomberg Technology Tuesday 13 October 2026, 07:44 UTC By Sankalp Phartiyal and Saritha Rai 1 min read
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Infosys Chairman Calls Job Fears ‘Hogwash’ as AI Spurs Business Infosys Ltd. Chairman Nandan Nilekani, one of India’s most prominent tech founders, shrugged off worries about AI eliminating jobs and said the technology will instead galvanize small businesses and fuel demand for new skills. While tasks such as coding can increasingly be handled by artificial intelligence, other roles will emerge to manage the technology’s deployment and its risks, Nilekani, 71, said at the Bloomberg New...

Infosys Chairman Calls Job Fears ‘Hogwash’ as AI Spurs Business Infosys Ltd. Chairman Nandan Nilekani, one of India’s most prominent tech founders, shrugged off worries about AI eliminating jobs and said the technology will instead galvanize small businesses and fuel demand for new skills. While tasks such as coding can increasingly be handled by artificial intelligence, other roles will emerge to manage the technology’s deployment and its risks, Nilekani, 71, said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Tuesday. The idea that AI will displace human workers is “hogwash,” he said.
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