India: AI creates more jobs than it cuts, yet AI/ML workers expect layoffs
Nomura data show 83,100 AI-linked hires in India against 31,921 job losses. A survey finds that 66% of AI and ML workers expect layoffs within three to six months.
Who is affected and how
- employee
- Alongside the net hiring figures, uncertainty is also growing in AI/ML jobs, so updating skills is important.
- HR professional
- AI-related hiring growth and fear of layoffs appear at the same time, so a communication plan is needed.
Sources
- AI Adds More Jobs Than It Cuts in India: Nomura Reportthepeoplesboard.com · Aug 10, 2026
- India Added 2.6 AI-Related Jobs for Every One Lost, Nomura Data Shows, But the Winners and Losers Aren't the Same People — Unbiased Headlinesunbiasedheadlines.com · Aug 11, 2026
- India Records 83,100 AI-Linked Hires Against 31,921 Job Losses: Nomuramartechai.com · Aug 10, 2026
- AI layoffs in India: 66% of AI and ML workers expect job cuts within 3 6 months, engineers remain least worried - BusinessTodaybusinesstoday.in · Aug 10, 2026
- 66% of AI workers expect layoffs; engineers among least concerned: Surveypeoplematters.in · Aug 10, 2026
- AI Reskilling Over Job Cuts: IFSC Survey 2026newkerala.com · Aug 10, 2026
- AI Layoffs 2026 - What 101,743 Job Cuts Actually Tell You | AutoCore AIautocoreai.net · Aug 12, 2026
- AI and job losses: How the next automation wave will impact the workforce - CNBC TV18cnbctv18.com · Aug 10, 2026
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