AI will automate tasks, not jobs: Vineet Nayar at DNPA Conclave 2026

At the DNPA Conclave 2026, Vineet Nayar, founder of Sampark Foundation, shared insights on AI, business models, and the future of publishing, urging the industry to adapt to technological change rather than resist it. Here are some of the highlights of his discussion.AI platforms and their commercial interests “Anybody who comes with an AI model is interested in subscription. The truth of the matter is that when India-Pak matches were played you could see ChatGPT and Google ads. Their primary interest is subscription. Therefore, I would take whatever they say with a grain of salt.”Impact of AI on IT “50% of what Indian IT is doing is going to be done by AI tools.”Impact of AI on publishing “Publishing industry should look at technology as an opportunity and not as a challenge. Now the question is - how to look at this technology? You must understand that this technology is automating tasks, not jobs. And there is a difference between automatic tasks and jobs. The task which you were doing earlier - editing, writing, some of that will be more efficiently done by (AI) agents you have trained on expressing your way of opinion.”