Verdict: the AI jobs boom in India is real and quantified — AI engineering roles are growing 51% year-on-year on LinkedIn platform data, the strongest hiring is in AI engineering, data-centre, healthcare and robotics work, and Dan Shapero's entry advice for a 22-year-old is to attach yourself to the most talented people in your discipline and get genuinely fluent with AI tools. Asked in a conversation published on 13 September 2026 what he would do if he were 22 in India today, that two-line an...