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Cognizant CEO hires 20,000 grads, calls AI token metrics 'vanity'

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Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S. is pushing back against the narrative that AI will eliminate entry-level jobs, stating that the company plans to hire over 20,000 graduates this year. He believes AI will augment rather than replace human workers, creating new roles and shifting the focus from token consumption to strategic AI deployment and outcome-based value. Kumar suggests that AI will primarily impact middle-layer roles, while demand for front-end and back-end positions, including validation and verification, will remain strong. AI

IMPACT Challenges the prevailing narrative of AI-induced job losses, suggesting a more nuanced future of human-AI collaboration and new role creation.

RANK_REASON The article features an opinion piece from a CEO about the impact of AI on jobs and metrics, rather than a direct release or significant industry event.

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Cognizant CEO hires 20,000 grads, calls AI token metrics 'vanity'

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Preston Fore ·

    Cognizant CEO is swimming against the tide on AI: he’s hiring over 20,000 graduates this year and says AI tokenmaxxing is a ‘vanity metric’

    Ravi Kumar S., CEO of $27 billion IT firm Cognizant, says AI won’t kill entry-level jobs—and companies obsessed with tokens are measuring the wrong thing.

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