Academia Embraces AI To Build Resilient Talent

AI experts, industry leaders and educationists on February 13, 2026, at The Hindu Tech Summit 2026 in Chennai discussed how universities should adapt to AI-driven change. Panelists including Dr. Sandhya Pentareddy, V. Kumaraswamy, Jagdish Ramaswamy and Dr. Ashwin Sadasiva Kumar emphasized universities’ role in foundational skills, research, and peer learning, warned of 1.5 million base-level job losses and urged curriculum and ecosystem shifts.