Will AI Kill India’s IT Jobs Or Make Them Stronger? OpenAI’s Christopher Lehane At BTDavos 2026

As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, concerns are growing over its impact on jobs—especially in India’s IT and IT-enabled services sector, one of the country’s largest employers and export earners. At BT Davos 2026, Christopher Lehane, Chief Global Affairs Officer at OpenAI, speaks with Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today, and Rajdeep Sardesai, Consulting Editor, India Today TV, on whether AI will displace traditional back-office roles or empower them to do more. Lehane addresses the slowdown in net job additions across Indian IT firms, the rise of AI-led projects and acquisitions, and the critical “capability gap” facing legacy companies. He argues that while some roles will inevitably transition, AI is more likely to make back offices more powerful—creating new opportunities for companies that successfully integrate AI into their systems. A must-watch conversation on the future of work, technology and India’s economic growth.