Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- As the world marks International Youth Day on August 12, this year the United Nations is focusing on a simple reality: "Different Contexts, Common Aspirations." Hyderabad is a city that embodies that contrast, where historic neighbourhoods sit alongside sprawling IT parks and young people are entering a workforce being rapidly reshaped by AI.

While global headlines warn of AI replacing entry-level workers, young Hyderabadis are asking a different question: what happens when we stop treating AI as a replacement and start treating it as a tool?

Machines fall short at judgement

In fields where human health and rights are at stake, young people see AI as a helpful tool, not a replacement for human decisions.

An 18-ye...