India, June 3 -- As concerns over layoffs and the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs continue to grow, a Reddit post by an IIT graduate has sparked debate about whether medicine is a safer career choice than engineering.

In the post, titled "Being an engineer from IIT i feel like Medical field is only safest secured and AI proof field in India," the user said that he had recently been laid off from an American Big Tech company and was struggling to find a new role.

"As you guys know and are aware about the current job market. How Big Tech companies are laying off their employees because of rapid AI Investment and replacement. I got laid off too from an American big tech company," the user wrote.

The techie shared that he has bee...