The one question creating quite a buzz and dominating nearly all discussions for the last couple of years--“ Will AI replace Jobs?”. While the world is still debating for the correct answer, Techno Indians have already realised that the conflict between Man and Machine is not new. Techno India under the able leadership and guidance of Satyam Roychowdhury had neutralised the threat of computers replacing the workforce simply by integrating tech-based education four decades ago. This time too, we are ready to face the challenges posed by AI. SNU’s focus, from its inception, has not been to create employees but to empower students to become entrepreneurs, social innovators and policy makers.
Imbued with the ideals and philosophies of Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita‘s vision of an all-inclusive transformative society, our students have learnt the values of innovation and creativity, entrepreneurship and research, values which cannot be replaced.
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