Hiring for AI roles within India’s IT sector outpaced overall recruitment within the industry last month, a survey showed. The sector’s AI hiring rose 16% year-on-year in June, while overall IT jobs declined 3%, according to job portal Naukri’s monthly JobSpeak report.
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The country’s $315 billion IT industry has been under pressure with clients holding back on spending on technology due to a weak macroeconomic environment and the advent of AI that threatens their traditional business model. Across 14 sectors, AI and machine learning jobs increased 25%, the report added.
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