Economics, not job loss, is real challenge of AI and automation: Sridhar Vembu

As artificial intelligence and automation technologies advance, public conversations often focus on job loss, particularly in high-skill fields such as software development. But the real issue isn’t whether machines will replace workers, but rather how the economy will adapt when they do, according to Zoho cofounder Sridhar Vembu.

Hypothetically, if software development were to become fully automated—a point Vembu emphasises we are nowhere near reaching—millions of software engineers could find themselves out of work. However, that would not mean…