AI is changing the rules of the IT sector. While automation may cut jobs elsewhere, demand for AI talent is surging — and supply isn’t keeping up
Firms like Meta, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic are luring top AI minds with pay packages in the hundreds of millions. Even OpenAI is struggling to retain its talent
China’s tech giants — Baidu, Alibaba, DeepSeek — are in full-scale recruitment mode. With 4,500+ AI firms, salaries now come with “no ceiling” for skilled graduates
The 2022 launch of ChatGPT triggered a wave of model releases — Gemini, Llama, Claude, Grok. DeepSeek’s low-cost model widened access, but talent remains the bottleneck
India may see 2.3 million AI job openings by 2027, but the talent pool could fall short by over 1 million. Skilling and education must urgently scale up
Bridging this talent gap means more than tech skills. India needs cross-domain expertise, commercial thinking — and coordinated action from academia, industry, and government