Indian IT’s GenAI Upskilling Mania: Just Keep Clicking ‘Next’ 🤖➡️
The Great AI Race or the Great AI Ruse? 🏃♂️💨
Indian IT companies are on a mission to upskill 85% of their workforce in generative AI (GenAI) by FY25. 🧑💻✨ But here’s the kicker: the quality of this training might not be as “cutting-edge” as advertised.
Big Names, Small Efforts 🎩➡️🪄
A former Infosys employee revealed that despite partnerships with NVIDIA, Google, and Microsoft, much of the training is outsourced to smaller firms offering entry-level courses on a budget. The result? Employees end up clicking through slideshows 🤷♂️, answering Googleable multiple-choice questions 🔍, and voilà—they’re “GenAI Trained”! 🎓✨
This cost-effective approach helps IT firms polish their image as top-tier service providers 🌟 while their employees master… the art of clicking ‘Next’. 🖱️➡️➡️➡️
Certifiably… Certified? 🧾✔️
Even social media couldn’t keep quiet about this trend:
“My friend completed a GenAI course in an hour by clicking ‘Next’ 100s of times. She’s now ‘GenAI Ready’! So proud. 😂”
Astonishingly, 900,000 employees have undergone this training, but as insiders point out, these certifications are about as useful as a chatbot in a Shakespearean drama. 🤖📜
The Real Tasks: Chatbots & Copilots 🤔💬
Most Indian IT employees work on client-facing tools like chatbots or GitHub Copilot. Deep generative AI knowledge? Not required!
“Experimenting with tools like Cursor or Copilot could help,” said the ex-employee, “but companies are hesitant because of proprietary code paranoia.” 🔒
Training… or Trend Chasing? 📈🤡
Indian IT seems caught in an endless loop of chasing the latest tech buzzword. From Python to the metaverse 🌌, now it’s GenAI, and tomorrow… who knows?
A Reddit user quipped:
“Just like the metaverse c**p last year, now it’s GenAI. We have to pretend we know it to impress clients!”
What Needs to Change? 🤷♀️🔧
Industry experts suggest real training with:
- Interactive modules 🎮
- Case studies 📚
- Hackathons 🏆
- Hands-on projects 🛠️
But right now, many programs focus on compliance over competence. Click-through courses? That’s just ticking boxes. ✅🗳️
Future Outlook: From Clicking to Creating 🚀
On a brighter note, some companies are starting to invest in practical learning by letting employees work on live AI projects. Satya Nadella, during his Bengaluru visit, promised Microsoft’s commitment to upskilling 10 million people in AI by 2030. 🏢🧑🎓
So, while Indian IT firms rush to call their workforce “GenAI Ready,” perhaps the real goal should be: “GenAI Competent.” 🧠✨
Up next: Will AI upskilling finally evolve beyond the ‘Next’ button? Stay tuned. 📡