Artificial Intelligence: HR News, Trends & Workplace Insights

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Updated on: Feb 2026

Internship

IIT Mandi Opens Paid Summer Internship , Stipend- ,

Feb 21, 2026

KPMG Partner Fined , for Using AI to Pass a Test on AI Ethics

In a striking case of corporate irony, a senior partner at KPMG Australia has been slapped with a A...

Industry

Feb 18, 2026

KPMG Partner Fined , for Using AI to Pass a Test on AI Ethics

Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani Predicts Million New AI Jobs

In a significant forecast for the global technology landscape, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nanda...

Jobs

Feb 18, 2026

Microsoft Launches Elevate Emerging Tech Internship for March Batch

Edunet Foundation has announced the launch of the Microsoft Elevate Emerging Tech Internship on AI, ...

Employment

Feb 18, 2026

Microsoft Launches Elevate Emerging Tech Internship for March Batch

Technology

Tata AI Sakhi: Empowering 1,500+ Rural Women to Master AI in Just 2.5 Hours

The Tata Group has successfully concluded the Tata AI Sakhi Immersion Programme, a milestone initiative that empowered 1,553 rural women at the India AI Impact Summit 2026. This high-touch workshop demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be a practical, language-accessible tool for grassroots entrepreneurship and economic independence. A Multilingual AI Revolution at the Grassroots The program focused on moving […]

Feb 18, 2026

Technology

Nvidia Triples Code Output; Deploys Codex AI to 30,000 Engineers

In a definitive move toward full-scale automation, Nvidia has officially rolled out the agentic coding tool Codex to its entire engineering workforce of 30,000. This company-wide deployment, announced in mid-February 2026, fulfills CEO Jensen Huang’s directive to automate every possible task within the organization using artificial intelligence. Nvidia Push for “Agentic” Engineering The deployment follows a series […]

Feb 16, 2026

Survey & Report

AI Boosts Output, Not Layoffs: New ICRIER-OpenAI Study Defends India’s IT Jobs

A new landmark study released on February 14, 2026, by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and supported by OpenAI, suggests that India’s IT sector is successfully navigating the Generative AI (GenAI) transition. Contrary to global fears of mass layoffs, the report titled “AI and Jobs: This Time Is No Different” […]

Feb 14, 2026

Technology

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank to Retrain 50% of Staff for Sales

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) has announced plans to repurpose over 50% of its workforce into sales roles over the next two years. This transition, fueled by an aggressive push toward tech automation and AI, aims to shift the lender’s focus from traditional customer relationship maintenance to active revenue generation. The AI-Powered Workforce Shift The bank, […]

Feb 12, 2026

Technology

From AI Adoption to AI Advantage: Humans, Agents & Tools

How leading organizations are moving beyond AI tools to orchestrate human-agent collaboration that delivers exponential business value There was hustle in the team. A terrific prospect with a potential client loomed, but there was little time to prepare and build the pitch. The CEO called for a meeting with Ruma, the leader managing the entire […]

Feb 3, 2026

Technology

TCS CEO Explains Why AI Efficiency Actually Leads to New Jobs

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO K. Krithivasan has strongly dismissed the notion that artificial intelligence (AI) will trigger mass layoffs within the global IT services industry. In a series of recent statements and interviews, most notably with the Financial Times in late January 2026, Krithivasan sought to calm widespread anxiety regarding AI-driven job displacement. TCS Redefining Roles, […]

Jan 29, 2026

Partnership

Wipro and SymphonyAI Partner to Optimize Global Workflows

Wipro Limited, a global leader in technology services and consulting, has deepened its strategic partnership with SymphonyAI, a pioneer in high-value enterprise AI SaaS. This collaboration is set to redefine industrial operations. It will achieve this by integrating Wipro’s deep domain expertise with SymphonyAI’s advanced predictive and generative AI technologies. Wipro Partners with SymphonyAI: Revolutionizing […]

Jan 21, 2026

Survey & Report

EY Survey 2025: India Outpaces in AI Adoption and Talent Health

According to the EY Work Reimagined Survey 2025, India’s workforce is undergoing a profound “talent reset,” balancing increased work intensity with the highest levels of employee health and empowerment worldwide. India has emerged as a global leader in the rapid transformation of the workplace, driven by a massive surge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and […]

Jan 13, 2026

Technology

Why McKinsey is Betting on Humans for Clients and AI for Admin

McKinsey & Company’s Global Managing Partner, Bob Sternfels, has revealed a significant structural shift in the consulting giant’s workforce, marking a pivot toward a more “client-centric” model. In a recent disclosure, Bob noted that the firm has increased its client-facing roles by 25% over the past few years, while simultaneously shrinking its back-office and administrative […]

Jan 13, 2026

Industry

China’s Strategic Halt on Nvidia H200 AI Chips

In a significant escalation of the ongoing technological decoupling between the world’s two largest economies, the Chinese government has reportedly instructed its leading domestic technology firms to stop placing orders for Nvidia H200 chips. These high-end graphics processing units (GPUs) are currently the global gold standard for training and deploying large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) models. […]

Jan 9, 2026

New HR Trends

Soft Skills Development: 2025 Review of New Workforce Priorities

As 2025 draws to a close, a fundamental shift in workforce priorities has become unmistakable. While technical expertise continues to matter, it is no longer sufficient on its own. Soft skills once considered supplementary, have now emerged as core capabilities that define organizational resilience, adaptability and sustained innovation. Today, human centric skills are not a […]

Jan 5, 2026

Technology

Mid-Career Professionals Drive Record-Breaking AI Enrollments

As 2025 draws to a close, a massive “gold rush” for AI expertise has fundamentally reshaped the global education landscape. Major EdTech platforms including Coursera, upGrad, Udemy, and Emeritus report an unprecedented surge in enrollments, with millions of professionals—ranging from entry-level coders to C-suite executives—scrambling to acquire AI literacy. Data from the latest industry reports indicates that […]

Dec 27, 2025