India, June 26 -- Newly-appointed WhatsApp global CEO and CRED founder Kunal Shah had recently raised concerns about how the rise of AI will affect the Indian job market. Speaking at the Groww India Investor Festival in May 2026, Shah said that AI may hit the kind of jobs that were typically outsourced to India before it hits higher-complexity roles.

He also spoke about vanishing junior or entry-level roles, thanks to the adoption of AI.

Shah emphasized that people are failing to think about the "second-order" economic consequences of AI adoption.

"A lot of the jobs that were outsourced to India are actually significantly more likely to get impacted versus the jobs that were not outsourced to India," he said.

The complex jobs that rem...