Infosys chair on the AI boom and the future of jobs

Nandan Nilekani, chair of Infosys, discusses artificial intelligence, calling it "one of the most profound transformations happening in the world."

[chanrox]

I could do my 8 hours of work in 2 hours due to AI. But my manager didn't fire anyone instead we all got more work. Things will just move fast

[osman]

We need AI innovation from places outsides the US, such as India. Silicon Valley goal is AGI which will put everyone and everything at risk (including jobs).

[oceanwave]

The development of India doesn't match the era of AI/Automation/Robotics. When China started to rise (1980s), cheap human labor was much desired. AI was not really a thing back then. Western countries were more opening up and much less protectionism, willing to lose jobs for their own people, accept more import, willing to do tech-transfer. However, today, things are different. India doesn't have the same conditions as China's back then. India risks the majority of its people staying poor forever.

[manttest]

This is beauty of Infosys to lead as a true IT service company

[memnon]

Nothing this guy says aligns with the massive layoffs in IT and dearth of job postings in the market.

[gpgis]

Nandan made some great points. I enjoyed the presentation.

[jxxyjxx]

In India AI has a future, if suitable software can be developed to replace the judiciary, so that the litigation time can be greatly reduced.

[sj_wanders]

The male news anchor seems unprepared. His follow up questions seems he thinks Infosys does largely call center operations, which is not true! I hope CNBC does a good job of hiring proper news anchor, otherwise someday - an AI bot will take their job for sure!!

[RahulPuls]

Becky Quick is 52 years old. I think some AI is at play here too.

[sanjaybhatikar]

Please do not bring people of the 80 hour week cult on your show

[sudevnath]

Did CNBC create a copy of Rebecca Quick?

[anilprasanna]

Being jobless is better than working for 70 hours per week and getting 25 thousand rupee shit salary. They wont even reimburse death certificate cost when employees die from over work and also snatch charity fund towards Sudha murthy from an already pathetic salary without the consent of employees. Shame!

[aishikgupta]

Wasn't IBM Watson an Enterprise AI ?

[albiorixsaturn]

How much did the "big data" in the last decade contribute or transform companies, to say that AI will also do the same? From the evidence not many companies have been transformed as promised. In fact, many went up in flames even after incorporating big data. Nandan here is already saying that it is going to be a longer haul for companies to adapt Ai internally. How long would it be? 5 years, 10 years or more? How do we know that it won't fail like the big data?

[mikeckchan]

every answer is so rehearsed and standard. Learned little ....

[tvm]

Nandan Nilekani is not just an asset to India but to the whole world. He’s a role model for how Billionaires could remain apolitical and yet play an important role in lifting millions from lifetimes of poverty by deploying technology not for exploitation but enhancing their lives.

[KRIPSYNODUTS]

As Narayana Murthy suggested in October last year that India's work culture needs to change and that youngsters should be prepared to work for 70 hours a week.

[batosato]

The number of Indians in the comment section gives us an estimate on how many have free time (unemployed) at their end.

[NikoKun]

People don't realize what's coming. AI is about to be capable of handling absolutely any task a human could do at a computer, faster and better, and that includes also doing any "new jobs" which having such AI enables. There isn't going to be new jobs for the workers AI displaces, and companies won't be willing to pay a human to burn themselves out trying to keep up with productivity, when they can just have an AI do it for a fraction of the cost.

[vijayaragavan]

Please ask AI about your expiry, , :)