Have not seen a single job lost to AI: Deloitte’s Nitin Mittal

Artificial intelligence may be transforming industries at a rapid pace, but it has not taken away jobs -- at least not yet, Nitin Mittal, Principal and Global AI Leader at Deloitte said on Friday.

Speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2025 during a session titled “The Last Job? AI and the Future of Work,” Mittal said he has not come across a single instance of a job being lost due to AI.

“I have not come across a single job lost to AI,” Mittal said, while discussing how emerging technologies such as Agentic AI are reshaping work patterns.

He explained that while some roles -- particularly those involving repetitive coding -- are being affected, they are evolving rather than disappearing.

“Coding is a perfect example. The jobs that get impacted are those done by humans -- white coding. Agentic AI in particular, and in the near future, physical AI, will have an impact on jobs. But I have not come across a single job that has been lost to AI,” he said.

Mittal described Agentic AI as autonomous systems that can set their own goals, plan, and act with minimal human intervention.

He also underlined the importance of sovereign AI, which not only protects data but also preserves a nation’s culture and language.

When asked how India can ensure it doesn’t remain a “back office” in the global AI revolution, Mittal said the country already enjoys a natural advantage because of its strong services sector.