New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- Across the world, the youth seems frustrated with their governments. The triggers for their protests vary but there is one common theme: rising anxiety about jobs. The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has only heightened their unemployment fears.

This anxiety is acute in populous regions of South Asia and Africa, where decent jobs are already scarce. In countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal, Kenya and India, youngsters have vented their frustrations on the streets.

Only about half of India's roughly 200 million people in their 20s are employed. Nearly half of the employed degree-holders work in tiny household enterprises. One in five graduates remains unemployed even in their late 20s. Without English proficie...