AI can turn blue-collar into gold: Anand Mahindra

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a threat but a catalyst that will elevate practical skills into premium assets, offering income, dignity and transforming factory work into long-term relevance and a lucrative gold-collar profession, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra said on Wednesday.

In his New Year message to employees of the group, he disagreed with the fear of disruption that many people have as AI reshapes industries.

“When technology amplifies skilled hands, those hands can become as rewarding, if not more rewarding, than traditional…