A strong research ecosystem will form the bedrock of future employment as higher education institutions will need to equip students with requisite skills when artificial intelligence (AI) will replace human labour, K.N. Satyanarayana, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, has said.
Mr. Satyanarayana was speaking at the Institute Day celebrations hosted by the National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T) on Friday.
Mr. Satyanarayana emphasised that innovation would determine sustainable development, and advised students to focus on core engineering sectors while selecting careers.