India is patient zero for AI job loss onslaught
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🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Heda, it's your big McDonald's hunger calling, and it's not just any kind of hunger. |
| 0:04.9 | It's the kind that calls for big arch. |
| 0:07.0 | Start with juicy beef, cheddar cheese, and big arch sauce. |
| 0:10.3 | Oh, and don't forget those crispy onions. |
| 0:12.6 | Hungry? |
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| 0:29.1 | When people think about the rapid pace of which AI is being rolled out, one of the first concerns is job losses. |
| 0:37.4 | Talk to most college students and they will |
| 0:39.1 | tell you how they are facing into a job market with fewer and fewer positions. This week, |
| 0:45.3 | we're homing in on India, which could almost be considered patient zero when it comes to |
| 0:50.3 | AI disruption in the job market. The country's $4 trillion consumption-led economy is more vulnerable because of its reliance on outsourcing. |
| 1:00.0 | Oracle and Amazon have already been laying off staff, and hiring in India has begun to cool. |
| 1:05.0 | But what happens if India is no longer growing at breakneck pace? |
| 1:10.0 | What happens to workers if they've been replaced by bots? |
| 1:13.6 | Are there enough roles to be retrained in? |
| 1:15.9 | What is the government going to do about this challenge? |
| 1:18.7 | All of this and more is in this week's Viewerum. |
| 1:23.5 | It's Amy. |
| 1:24.9 | And it's Yuna, and I'm back for an episode of The Views Room, your weekly podcast that delves into the biggest issues in corporate finance, business and economics. |
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