New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- A newly hired artificial intelligence techie at a multinational company has set off a debate online after saying that he has not been handed any meaningful work since joining, even though he has repeatedly told his manager that he is free and ready to contribute.

The employee described his situation in a post on Reddit, writing that he had recently joined an MNC as an AI developer but was still waiting for his very first assignment to come through.

"I have had 1 on 1 with my manager and he asked me to wait until there is some work for me," the developer wrote.

He added that he had already shared his resume, discussed his technical experience and continued to attend team update calls - but had yet to be given any t...