New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has pushed back against fears of mass job losses, saying white-collar roles will not vanish anytime soon because of artificial intelligence, in contrast to warnings made earlier by Microsoft AI's chief executive officer, Mustafa Suleyman.

Responding to another post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote, "The quoted post makes a strong argument that white collar jobs won't go away anytime soon due to AI." The post to which he replied echoed a similar view, arguing that white-collar jobs are unlikely to disappear in 18 months.

These pointed remarks come after Suleyman said that AI could replace a large share of white-collar jobs within the next 12-18 months, leading to a surge in panic an...