US hurtling towards AI job boom, but an acute talent vacuum may throw a wrench in the progress – The Times of India
Since artificial intelligence has knocked on the doors, it has fanned the flames of debate: Whether AI takes away jobs or creates more? While the speculations circling around artificial intelligence positioning jobs at the chopping block cannot be completely shrugged off, it has, however, fuelled the rise of numerous job opportunities. A recent survey by Bain & Company, an American management consultancy company has added not a glimmer but a cauldron of hope to the situation. The data projects a surge of over 1.3 million AI-related job openings in the next two years. However, the optimism reflected in the report collides with a stark reality — the talent reservoir may fall dangerously short, potentially halting the very progress AI promises to bring.The paradox is glaring — on one hand...