41% of global companies could cut workforce in favor of AI by 2030: Report

[Craig]

IT’S THE FUTURE SCI-FI MOVIES WARNED US ABOUT… AND NOW – IT’S HERE. 

I’M TALKING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY REPLACING HUMANS… LITERALLY.

41 PERCENT OF COMPANIES WORLDWIDE PLAN TO CUT THEIR WORKFORCE BY 20-30… IN FAVOR OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM’S LATEST FUTURE OF JOBS REPORT… A-I IS MAKING IT EASIER TO AUTOMATE CERTAIN TASKS – CUTTING OUT THE NEED FOR SOME HUMAN EMPLOYEES.

AND OUT OF THE HUNDREDS OF LARGE GLOBAL COMPANIES SURVEYED FOR THE REPORT… 77 PERCENT SAID THEY’RE PLANNING TO RE-SKILL OR UP-SKILL CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WORK BETTER ALONGSIDE A-I.

SO HOW CAN YOU COMPETE WITH A COMPUTER?

KNOW THY ENEMY.

THE REPORT SHOWS 70 PERCENT OF COMPANIES ARE PLANNING TO HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES WHO CAN DESIGN A-I TOOLS AND ENHANCEMENTS…

AND 62 PERCENT PLAN TO RECRUIT MORE WORKERS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BETTER WORK ALONGSIDE A-I.

POSTAL SERVICE CLERKS, EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES AND PAYROLL CLERKS ARE AMONG THE EMPLOYEES EXPECTED TO SEE THEIR NUMBERS DROP DRASTICALLY IN THE NEXT FEW YEAR – WHETHER DUE TO THE SPREAD OF A-I OR OTHER TRENDS.

THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER – GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AND LEGAL SECRETARIES’ JOBS ARE AMONG THE FASTEST DECLINING JOB ROLES… WHICH THE REPORT SAID MAY BE AN EXAMPLE OF A-I’S QUOTE “INCREASING CAPACITY TO COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE WORK” – LIKE CREATING ORIGINAL TEXT, IMAGES AND OTHER CONTENT IN RESPONSE TO PROMPTS FROM USERS.

BUT THERE ARE JUST SOME THINGS A COMPUTER **CAN’T** DO – THE REPORT PREDICTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR JOBS THAT CALL FOR A LITTLE HUMAN TOUCH, LIKE NURSING AND TEACHING.

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