AI has been pushing the boundaries of human achievement and paving the way for unprecedented progress. However, the debate about whether AI is an ally, or does it pose an ominous threat, capable of unleashing chaos and disruption, remains on. Jaideep Kewalramani, Head of Employability Business & COO of TeamLease Edtech, Kanishk Gaur, Founder & CEO of India Future Foundation, and Vinayak Godse, CEO of Data Security Council of India discussed the same at the Business Today Tech Today Congress
The arrival of ChatGPT and other generative AI models has sparked fear about whether certain jobs will be at risk, or will it replace human workers doing certain jobs. Talking about the looming crisis, Jaideep Kewalramani, Head of Employability Business & COO of TeamLease Edtech said, "Every digital job is at risk because of AI."
"All digital jobs are at risk due to AI. Humans are safe with analog and physical jobs. In the changing scenario, you will need AI augmented humans, who know how to use AI effectively. Also, when AI is entering your office, you need to create two new roles: Chief AI officer and Human and AI Resources," Jaideep Kewalramani said at BT Tech Today Congress
Talking about India's stance on AI, Kanishk Gaur, Founder & CEO of India Future Foundation, said that India stands with a new approach to AI. In India, it is 'AI for everyone'. However, he noted that global regulation is imperative to safeguard user privacy. As per Vinayak Godse, CEO of Data Security Council of India, privacy is a huge challenge with AI
In a separate session titled 'The 5G revolution: Collateral Benefits', Mohan Rao Goli, CTO, Samsung R&D Institute India, Muralikrishnan B, President, Xiaomi India, Manoj Gurnani, Head Strategy & Technology, India, Nokia, and Harmanpreet Dhillon, CTO, Airtel, Karnataka Circle, discussed the far-reaching impacts of 5G on various sectors, including healthcare, education, and manufacturing
Muralikrishnan B, President, Xiaomi India, who was speaking at the Business Today Tech Today Congress, said, “Consumers think that 5G is a faster version of 4G. WhatsApp video calls and YouTube are two use cases that came in due to 4G but for 5G we are still looking for unique use cases.”
“The best minds of the country need to come together to think of use cases that can bring clarity in terms of offerings for the consumers, only then the trillions of rupees that have been invested in the network can bear fruit,” said Muralikrishnan B while adding, “People will adopt 5G eagerly if there are unique use cases for the same in India.”
Manoj Gurnani, Head Strategy & Technology, India, Nokia, said, “5G is above and beyond telecom, and it also caters to agriculture, transportation, healthcare, and much more. That's the difference it brings compared to the older technologies.” He added that drone-based precision farming will be among the major use-case for 5G in rural India
As per Gurnani, 5G is not just about telecom, gaming, or connectivity, it is much more as it can address problems in the logistics, healthcare sectors. Harmanpreet Dhillon echoed the sentiment saying that with 5G, the rural population can now get the benefits of virtual classes, medical facilities, and much more, which were not accessible earlier
Discussing the use-cases of 5G, Mohan Rao Goli, CTO, Samsung R&D, said that the download use-case will convert into streaming as huge bandwidth is available with larger throughputs. Meanwhile, Harmanpreet Dhillon, CTO, Airtel, Karnataka Circle, said, “Consumers want 5G for faster use of the internet, faster downloads in lesser time. Also, the internet penetration in rural areas is increasing day by day and 5G can help people residing in villages in so many ways.”