With artificial intelligence (AI) sparking debate about the future of employment in India, Sanjeev Bhikchandani, Founder of Naukri.com, India’s largest job portal, said historical trends indicate that concerns over large-scale job losses may be exaggerated. Bhikchandani, who has spent over three decades building Info Edge India and its Naukri.com platform, told industry leaders and policymakers at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi that past waves of technological change have generally increased productivity rather than eliminating jobs.”So, first of all, I’ll say one thing, don’t panic,” Bhikchandani said. “Okay, I don’t know what the answer is, but we’ll figure it out. Second, you know, the truth is, I don’t know what’s going to happen, and nobody knows, right? But the environment is chaotic, it’s dynamic, it’s moving fast, and we got to go with the flow,” he said.The summit highlighted mounting concerns about AI’s dual nature: its potential to create opportunities while rendering existing skills obsolete. Media executives cautioned that journalism faces an existential threat as AI systems scrape content without compensating creators. Meanwhile, technology industry veterans flagged the vulnerability of India’s millions of workers trained in narrow “sub-skills” that machines can now automate faster and cheaper.Amid these… Read MoreYourStory RSS Feed
