Bengaluru: Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian has dismissed growing fears that artificial intelligence (AI) will eliminate tech jobs. Instead, he believes AI will empower workers, boost productivity, and open new opportunities across the technology sector.

In an interview with the tech newsletter Big Technology , Kurian said AI should be viewed as an enabler rather than a replacement .

“There is definitely a middle ground,” Kurian said. “AI’s purpose is to enhance human capabilities, not to replace people outright.”

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Kurian cited Google’s Customer Engagement Suite, a set of AI-powered customer service tools launched last year, as an example. Despite initial concerns that automation might cause layoffs, “almost none of our clients have let

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