New Delhi, May 30 -- India's Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran warned the private sector on Thursday against excessive deployment of artificial intelligence tools that could negatively impact employment opportunities, emphasising the country's need to generate eight million additional jobs annually.

Addressing industry leaders at the Confederation of Indian Industry's Annual Business Summit 2025, Nageswaran argued that implementing comprehensive AI systems represents a business policy decision rather than an inevitable technological progression.

He stressed that companies retain the discretion to determine appropriate limits for AI deployment and identify areas where human labour should be maintained.

The Chief Economic Advi...