Mankind wants to be creative. We want to dream, debate, play, have fun and experience magic in everyday life. Instead, we are stuck with the mundane. We are doing dishes, mopping floors, making utility and credit card bill payments, and buying groceries. Naturally, given we are also inventive, we have automated these dull and boring tasks in the form of washing machines, dishwashers, autonomous vacuum cleaners, standing instructions to our bank accounts to make automated payments, and even have systems to order groceries and essentials without lifting a finger ("Alexa, add an N95 mask to my Amazon cart").

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (October 20) advised against the demonisation of AI and similar technology, while saying that artificial intelligence has the potential to transform people's lives. He also assured listeners that AI will not replace all human jobs in the future. Speaking at the book launch of'Bridgital Nation,' written by Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman, chief economist and head of policy advocacy at the Tata Group, PM Modi was optimistic that the growing applications of artificial intelligence (AI) will not take away jobs from humans. Modi added that technology can act as a bridge between citizens and the government to meet the demand and delivery of governance services. "AI is a talent and force multiplier. The need is to build a bridge between AI and human intentions," – PM Narendra Modi.

NEW DELHI: The Artificial Intelligence or AI will not take away employment but the nature of opportunities would change in tandem with the industry 4.0 revolution and that would require potentially-skilled human resources, according to an AI expert. "AI is not going to take away jobs but the nature of the jobs will change as a part of industrial and technology revolution. In fact, more jobs are going to be created with AI that requires more capacity and potential workforce," Eightfold co-founder and chief executive Ashutosh Garg told ETTelecom. As many as 25% part-time employees in the United States fear that AI would take their jobs within next 10 years while in the United Kingdom, 67% are worried that AI could enable machines to do human work, according to recent findings. The manufacturing, retail, telemarketing, and data entry segments are most likely to shrink jobs due to AI expansion, according to a study sponsored by Genesys, while some analysts feel that AI is expected to create new hybrid roles in the manufacturing value chain.

There is a lot of talk about how artificial intelligence (AI) will eliminate jobs for workers. However, there is another side that says AI will create more than it will take away. We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council what that might look like. Despite the many concerns that AI will take away jobs, it's not all doom and gloom for workers. What is a lesser known way in which AI is actually creating opportunities in the workplace?

Europe is ahead in the digital game, says Tata's Consultancy Services COO. But businesses and governments will need to utilise Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to improve services and the quality of life of customers. N. Ganapathy Subramaniam is the Chief Operating Officer of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), an Indian multinational IT service, consulting and business solutions company headquartered in Mumbai. He spoke to EURACTIV's Alexandra Brzozowski on the sidelines of the European Business Summit in Brussels. How could digital economy improve business and public-sector performance?

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who was in India for The Economic Times Global Business Summit, told reporters that he doesn't believe artificial intelligence (AI) will end up taking away people's jobs. Speaking to The Economic Times, the 67-year-old Wozniak said that over a period of time, people end up losing jobs because of phenomena like stock market crashes and market bubbles. "These things come and go. But it's not like the world is ruined," he said. Woz, the nickname by which he is widely known, pointed out that no machine ever sits down and says "Humm, what should I work on?"

The man who made the entire nation scamper about to reach their devices to search the word "farrago" has said that jobs in India are in danger due to artificial intelligence. Speaking on the third day at Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) conclave in Chennai, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor spoke about the negative effects of using artificial intelligence. "Artificial intelligence is also making inroads into jobs like medical transcription. A World Bank report points out that 69 percent of Indian jobs would be taken away by robots," said Tharoor. "In the US, they are talking about driverless cars. What will happen to 25 million drivers in India?" he said, according to a national newspaper.

Gartner's sanguine projections contrast with the warnings on the dangers of AI sounded by top technology industry voices such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk said the global race to lead the development of artificial intelligence could lead to World War III, and cautioned that humans must merge with machines in order to avert becoming irrelevant as AI becomes widespread. Another technology luminary, Kai-Fu Lee, the founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures, said robots are likely to replace 50 percent of all jobs in the next decade. Gartner acknowledged in its report that AI will eliminate "millions of middle- and low-level positions." But it emphasized that more new jobs will be created, including highly-skilled, management positions and even entry-level and low-skilled jobs. "IT leaders should not only focus on the projected net increase of jobs," the report said.