February 16, 2026 3:59 PM
AI will reshape, not replace jobs; India poised to lead the AI century: Microsoft India President Puneet Chandok
Artificial intelligence will fundamentally reshape jobs by breaking them into smaller, task-based components rather than eliminating employment altogether, said Puneet Chandok, President of Microsoft India and South Asia. “AI will not kill jobs. AI will unbundle jobs. Your job is essentially a bundle of tasks. What AI will do is unbundle those tasks,” Chandok said while addressing the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Democratizing AI Resources for Economic Growth and Social Good e...