Machine Didn’t Take Your Job. Complacency
Opinion & Analysis The Machine Didn’t Take Your Job. Complacency Did. 1. The real story is not layoffs — it is restructuring The headlines focus on layoffs: over 1.28 lakh global tech jobs cut in 2026 across companies like , , and . But the deeper signal is different: these same companies are simultaneously investing hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure and automation. This is not a tech collapse. It is a large-scale redesign of how companies operate. Businesses are not shrinking technology teams because technology is less important. They are reducing roles that AI can partially automate and increasing demand for people who can work effectively with AI systems. Example: A company that previously needed: 10 developers, 5 testers, 3 project coordinators, may now operate with: 5 AI-assisted engineers, 1 automation specialist, 1 systems architect. The output may remain the same — or even increase. 2. The old Indian IT model is changing rapidly India’s I...