AI labs aren't burning billions for your ₹2,000 subscriptions. They are coming for Indian IT.
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Look at the massive losses and billions being invested by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. The math simply does not add up if their end goal is just selling $20/month chatbots to individuals.
To justify that kind of infrastructure spending, they need a massive slice of global enterprise operating budgets. The most obvious target? The entire outsourced IT services industry. The ultimate goal is to automate the offshore labor model—support, QA, routine development, and maintenance.
Yet, whenever I look around, my peers are in complete denial. People get incredibly defensive, claiming AI is just a trend or that clients will always need human accountability. They are missing the bigger picture: Indian IT was built on cost arbitrage, and AI is about to offer a drastically cheaper, 24/7 alternative.
If you rely on the IT sector for your livelihood, you should be paying attention. Stop ignoring the writing on the wall and start actively planning your next career move before the industry gets flipped upside down.