New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) has developed India s first Artificial Intelligence-based job platform for persons with Disabilities (PwDs). It will provide independence to persons with disabilities, through tech training and jobs. The platform is uniquely crafted using AI, for the benefit to the persons seeking employment having disabilities like visual impairment, hearing impairment, and locomotive disorders. The platform will analyze the available information and suggest the required training needed for the concerned jobseeker. It has been developed for both web and mobile versions for the maximum reach of the initiative.

Note to readers: Zoom Out: The Future of Work is a series that chronicles macro changes, trends and real-life experiences that affect the workforce as we tread uncertain times. It is aimed to dig deeper and build a point-of-view around popular and contrarian topics around work. In a few years, recruiting and hiring will look very different from the way they do today. AI has been rapidly reshaping every function, including HR and talent acquisition, and the tectonic shifts will be visible soon. Imagine this: A potential job opening comes up in an organisation.

Note to readers: Zoom Out: The Future of Work is a series that chronicles macro changes, trends and real-life experiences that affect the workforce as we tread uncertain times. It is aimed to dig deeper and build a point-of-view around popular and contrarian topics around work. In a few years, recruiting and hiring will look very different from the way they do today. AI has been rapidly reshaping every function, including HR and talent acquisition, and the tectonic shifts will be visible soon. Thought Leaders such as Rajeev Menon, consultant with AI-powered recruitment platform Talview, who has 20 years' experience in Talent Acquisition and Evaluation, hold the view that hiring must become'insta'.