India, Aug. 12 -- Let's start with facts. Let us get one thing straight: "Artificial Intelligence" isn't magic. It is not some tyrannical, robotic force plotting to take over your job while you sleep. It is a set of tools - made by humans, FOR humans - algorithms, data, pattern recognition, text and image generation - bundled together to solve problems, provide solutions, be they modular or end-to-end. Nothing more, nothing less. And like any set of tools, they can be learned. You don't have to be a genius. You need a bit of guidance, a bit of practice, and - most importantly - a mindset that is open to learning things as and when needed, not decades, years, or even months in advance.

Remember what Richard Branson said: "If someone offer...