At the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 in Davos, Dubai business magnate Hussain Sajwani sounded a stark warning about the future of global employment: artificial intelligence is not just a productivity tool, it is a job-market revolution and economies dependent on outsourced work could be especially vulnerable. Sajwani’s comments have sparked wide debate over how AI adoption might reshape international labour markets, particularly in India’s massive outsourcing sector.
Sajwani, Founder and Chairman of developer Damac Group, said that AI is poised to change the world “10 or even 100 times more” than the Internet did and that countries which do not embrace it, risk being “left behind”. He predicted that nations heavily reliant on outsourced labour would face significant disruption as automation replaces roles historically filled by human workers.
