How young Indians are learning to work alongside artificial intelligence—and check its answers

AI speeds up routine work

In New Delhi, journalist Farah Kazmi uses AI to locate court rulings and reports for stories, then reads and cross-checks the material herself. She also uses it to translate between English and Hindi.

Kazmi said AI translations can capture context better than Google Translate, but errors remain possible. In one example, it rendered the name “Suraj” as “sun,” altering the meaning.

She said journalism still depends on interviews and field reporting. AI, in her view, supports research and saves time, while verification remains the journalist’s responsibility.

Business and legal uses

Misra said routine tasks take less time, leaving more room for analysis and problem-solving. However, AI may miss business context or get details wrong, so he checks its figures, reasoning and conclusions.

Lawyer Rakshanda Deka uses AI to organize client documents, identify important dates and prepare standard legal applications and petitions. She said some systems connect information to source documents, allowing lawyers to check it.

Accuracy needs human checks

Deka compared sensible AI use to having a junior colleague, provided it does not replace legal thinking. She warned that the technology can present false information with confidence and said users must double-check its work.

She is concerned that some younger lawyers are beginning to rely on AI instead of thinking for themselves. Misra likewise said users need to judge when the output can be trusted.