New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Amid Artificial Intelligence (AI) reshaping industries worldwide, fear of mass unemployment has also become a familiar refrain.

In a Year-Ender note released on Tuesday, government highlighted that the Artificial Intelligence is often seen as a threat to jobs, but in reality, it is creating new kinds of opportunities.

Busting the myth, it cited NASSCOM's report titled "Advancing India's AI Skills", and said, India's AI talent base is expected to grow from about 6 to 6.5 lakh professionals to more than 12.5 lakh by 2027, at a compound annual growth rate of 15 per cent.

AI is driving demand in areas such as data science, data curation, AI engineering, and analytics. "As of August 2025, around 8.65 lakh candidates ha...