AI comes to India.

An equity research shop Citrini recently predicted that AI will end "most white-collar employment by 2028, with dire consequences for the broader economy," wrote Prof Raghuram Rajan. It is possible that a few firms become huge monopolies with few human workers, resulting in unemployment. But, more probably, similar AI models will create competition, prevent monopolies and loss of jobs, and keep prices down. Due to inertia, "although automated telephone exchanges were possible in the 1920s, the last human telephone operator was not replaced until the 1980s." Blind trust in AI could create danger. "AI models are trained on data, and they learn to make predictions by finding patterns in the data." "If the training is incomplete, biased, or otherwise flawed, the AI model may learn incorrect patterns, leading to inaccurate predictions or hallucinations." cloud.google.com. Indians are particularly vulnerable, Already, "India is getting sucked big-time into digital junk on social media platforms even as Western nations are showing signs of plateauing or even declining in this aspect," wrote Chidanand Rajghatta. Once hooked, the platforms begin the process of "enshittification", wrote Cory Doctorow. A large number of students at Delhi University prefer to learn from short videos on YouTube rather than from class lectures or textbooks. Naturally, their concept is faulty, wrote Prof Shobhit Mahajan. "With developments in artificial intelligence (AI), our dependence on phones has gone beyond simple reminders to complex tasks like ordering groceries, sending emails and preparing Excel presentations." "Quick AI searches have replaced in-depth engagements with study material, undermining reasoning and problem-solving skills." "Multiple surveys point to growing digital addiction among adolescents," wrote V Anantha Nageswaran & Shruti Singh. All this so-called progress has been a bonanza for cybercriminals with older people particularly vulnerable. "In the past six years, Indians lost over Rs 529.76 billion to various cyber frauds and cheating cases. fresh data...has revealed." Mint. "In the world of the so-called 'digital arrest' scam, the first tool used by cybercriminals is often not malicious software or phishing links," instead, "Scammers increasingly invoke the names of well-known law enforcement figures to intimidate victims into compliance." ET. Thus, law enforcement officers are being made into accomplices. "One of the fastest-rising professions globally is that of AI trainers, workers who help machine learning systems improve by annotating data, verifying outputs, and providing entry-level feedback." "India has become a key contributor to this emerging workforce." "The median pay for AI trainers in India stands at $12 per hour," while 30% earn $15-$20 per hour, nearly 20% earn $50-$75 and "a small elite earns more than $100 per hour." TOI. Perhaps, problems of AI addiction and learning difficulties can be treated by Indian potholes. A 50-year-old woman, diagnosed 'brain-dead' by doctors, was jolted into life when the ambulance conveying her home struck a pothole in UP. TOI. Famous officers used for crime, potholes for resurrection. No wonder AI hallucinates.