New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- Amid fears about Artificial Intelligence (AI) stealing jobs, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has sounded a warning of a bigger crisis that is coming our way.

In a post on X, Anand Mahindra said that while people are busy worrying about AI wiping out white-collar jobs, we are missing a far bigger crisis - the lack of skilled trades.

He cited a podcast by Ford CEO Jim Farley, who said that mechanic jobs at the company paying $120,000 a year have no takers.

"Ford CEO Jim Farley made a startling revelation in a recent podcast: Ford has 5,000 mechanic jobs unfilled, many paying $120,000 a year, and still no takers. Across the US, over a million essential roles in plumbing, electrical work, trucking and factory o...