Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will not take over jobs requiring hands-on technical skills, but warned that the drawbacks of the Indian education system may leave the country’s future workforce ill-prepared for those jobs.

‘Poorly trained Indian workforce’

Rajan also said that even as India was racing towards an AI-driven future, its workforce remains poorly trained. He made the remarks during a podcast with entrepreneur Kushal Lodha.

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Calling for a national-level rethinking on how the country was training its youth for work, Rajan said that there should be a clear focus on practical skills and not just academic degrees.

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