AI Summit 2026: ‘IT, BPO services will disappear in five years’, says venture capitalist Khosla

Tech billionaire and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla has predicted that IT services and BPOs will “almost completely disappear” within five years due to artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Speaking to HT ahead of the India AI Summit, Khosla warned that AI would wipe out most expertise-based professions within 15 years, though it could democratise access to healthcare and education. While acknowledging US-China dominance, Khosla backed India’s push for sovereign AI and criticised US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Edited excerpts: You’ve had a long journey in Silicon Valley over the last 50 years from founding Sun Microsystems to leading your own…