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The reporting broadly agrees that IBM India executive Usha Srikanth said AI has sharply reduced the amount of code building needed in programs, and that she paired that claim with caution about preserving human judgment.
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IBM India executive says AI has cut coding to 10%
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Usha Srikanth said code building has dropped from 60% to 10% of their programs because of AI.
She made the remarks at a conference while the technology industry is facing ongoing job reductions.
Srikanth warned that productivity gains should not come at the cost of human judgment or originality.
She said organizations should build stronger power skills such as critical thinking and collaboration.
Why it mattersAI is shrinking routine coding work, which could reshape software teams and hiring.
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She described AI as a literal assistant rather than a replacement for human thought.
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The report says Usha Srikanth described AI as cutting code building sharply in IBM India programs. It also says she cautioned that organizations should not let productivity gains displace human judgment or originality. She urged greater emphasis on critical thinking and collaboration.
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Code building is now 10% of programme: IBM India executive on AI's impact on tech work
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Usha Srikanth, a member of the IBM India Board of Directors, stated at a conference that code building has dropped from sixty percent to ten percent of their programs due to artificial intelligence. Speaking amid ongoing technology industry job reductions, Srikanth warned that productivity gains must not compromise human judgment or originality. She emphasized the growing importance of power skills like critical thinking and collaboration, urging organizations to cultivate these abilities while treating AI as a literal assistant rather than a replacement for human thought.