Stability AI CEO sees AI replacing Indian coders
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque projected a major disruption in India’s outsourced coding sector within the next two years due to the escalating prowess of artificial intelligence (AI).
On a call with analysts from Swiss investment bank UBS, Mostaque said that fewer human resources are needed for software development as AI’s abilities expand.
With a software programmer workforce exceeding 5 million, India is a prime outsourcing hub for back-office roles and other tasks, servicing various clients, including tech powerhouses in Silicon Valley, Wall Street banks, airlines, and retailers.
This populous workforce, stated Mostauqe, is at risk from advanced AI tools such as ChatGPT.
“Outsourced coders up to level three programmers will be gone in the next year or two, whereas in France, you’ll never fire a developer,” he added.
For one, Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) already placed significant bets on generative AI. The company is set to train over 25,000 engineers using Microsoft’s Azure Open AI service to expedite client adoption of this transformative technology.
However, Mostaque clarified that his prediction of a world without programmers in five years specifically refers to traditional coders. He envisions AI serving as “co-pilots,” lessening the demand for conventional programming but potentially giving rise to needs in other sectors.
