Says the Survey: “The increasing complexity of the models being developed today represent a paradigm shift in the field of AI, showing the world that in a few years, ‘intelligent machines’ will be capable of performing tasks that are predominantly handled by humans today….” The Economic Survey 2024-25, presented to parliament on 31 January, has one chapter—chapter 13, titled Labour in the AI Era: Crisis or Catalyst? —that raises deep concerns about AI. This is despite striking a hopeful note that India could use the window of opportunity between now, when AI isn’t quite a job-destroying Godzilla, and when it…