Continuous learning key to adapting to AI-driven job market: MP Sribharat
With artificial intelligence and emerging technologies rapidly redefining the job landscape, young people must make continuous learning a habit rather than settle into a single area of expertise, Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat said on Wednesday.
Addressing students at Prism Degree and PG College, Mr. Sribharat said AI tools had fundamentally altered how knowledge is accessed and acquired, making adaptability more valuable than ever. “Workplace requirements are changing rapidly. The youth must be ready to reskill and adapt, rather than depend on a single job or skill set,” he said.
The MP also spoke of Visakhapatnam’s prospects of emerging as a major IT destination, though he cautioned that this would depend on building a wider ecosystem of companies, start-ups and support services. Drawing a parallel with Hyderabad’s IT growth story, he said such an ecosystem generates “network effects,” where the presence of large technology firms fuels a chain of allied businesses.
Mr. Sribharat pointed out that a significant number of IT professionals from North Andhra currently work in other parts of the country and abroad, and that expanding opportunities locally could both draw them back and benefit the region’s youth directly.
He added that the city’s strategic coastal location and submarine cable connectivity positioned it well to attract investment in data centres, cloud computing and AI — developments that could, in turn, give a push to fintech, software and other digital services.
Responding to concerns about water availability in light of the city’s growth and the arrival of data centres, the MP said supply infrastructure needed to be strengthened proactively.
He cited the Polavaram project’s potential to boost water availability through the Godavari River, stressing that urban development must proceed alongside sound water management and environmental safeguards.
Mr. Sribharat urged students to look beyond using technology merely as a means to secure jobs, encouraging them instead to use it to identify real-world problems and build solutions.
College Correspondent and Secretary D. Satyanarayana Reddy was present at the interaction, along with faculty members and students.