AI's Dual Impact: Job Stability vs. Systemic Risks; Google's New Chrome AI Agent
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AI's Dual Impact: Job Stability vs. Systemic Risks; Google's New Chrome AI Agent
- •Economic Survey 2025-26 warns AI could cause a systemic shock worse than the 2008 financial crisis, threatening India's IT job engine.
- •Despite warnings, the Economic Survey notes that AI has not yet led to mass job losses, urging caution against underestimating long-term risks.
- •Google is rolling out a new AI assistant in Chrome, powered by Gemini, allowing users to automate tasks like shopping and travel planning.
- •India should focus on application-led AI innovation rather than developing large-scale frontier models, as per the Economic Survey.
- •The new Chrome AI agent, called auto browse, can open and navigate websites on a user's behalf, enhancing browser functionality.
Why It Matters: AI presents both systemic risks to India's IT sector and innovative tools like Google's Chrome AI agent.
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