
Why “Free AI” in India Isn’t Really Free
Global AI giants aren’t giving India free access out of generosity. They are training habits and harvesting data in the world’s most price‑sensitive, data‑rich market.
How is artificial intelligence transforming the world of work? This section tracks AI-driven job displacement, emerging roles, workforce reskilling, and labor policy — with a focus on worker voices and the Global South. Data-driven reporting on the employment shifts that affect millions, not just quarterly earnings

Global AI giants aren’t giving India free access out of generosity. They are training habits and harvesting data in the world’s most price‑sensitive, data‑rich market.

Britain has been hit hardest by AI-driven workplace changes, with businesses reporting an 8% net job loss — the highest among peers like the U.S., Japan, Germany and Australia, according to a Morgan Stanley report cited by Bloomberg.

Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman has given an 180-month deadline for majority of the blue collar jobs getting automated by artificial intelligence. But what does the data say?