- Up to 30% of current U.S. work activities could be automated by 2030
- ≈ 4.5% of 2025 U.S. layoffs were AI related
- ≈ 6% of U.S. jobs are currently ≈ 50% automated
- Embrace AI
- Incorporate AI into current workplace and workflow while ensuring your position won’t be completely replaced
Or
- Learn Python and PyTorch
- Practice coding and programming at codewars
- Master core programming requiring calculus and linear algebra
- Consider sharing projects on GitHub
- Research other training platforms like Mindrift, Outlier AI, Docebo, and Absorb LMS
- Seek employment and/or leadership opportunities with Open AI (Chat GPT), Anthropic (Claude), or another AI startup
- Resist AI
- Recognize AI’s current limitations and struggles:
- Emotional intelligence
- Creativity and strategy
- Judgment and ethics
- Adaptability
- Physical dexterity related to hand-eye coordination
- Real-time problem solving
- Recognize AI’s current limitations and struggles:
- Attain a “new-collar” job with a high resistance to AI displacement
- Therapist – occupational, physical, marriage & family
- Medical – surgeon, pediatrician, anesthesiologist, chiropractor, nurse, medic/emt
- Education – special ed, counselor, athletic coach
- Skilled Trades – electrician, plumber/pipe/steamfitter, HVAC, elevator installer, air traffic controller, pilot, lineman, crane operator, welder, carpenter, farmer, mechanic, technician
- Technical Services – tool & die maker, industrial machinery mechanic, police officer, firefighter, fire inspector, detective
- Creative & Strategic – brand strategist, film director, producer, choreographer, artist
- Executive – CEO, COO, CFO, CTO
- Politics
- High-Touch – hair stylist, barber, personal trainer, event planner, realtor, funeral director, food and beverage/restaurant, childcare or elderly care provider
- Science – bio engineer, geologist, environmental scientist, forensic scientist
- Careers with the highest probability of AI replacement
- Administrative support workers
- Cashiers and customer service reps
- Interpreters and translators
- Data entry keyers and data analysts
- Bookkeeping and accounting
- Paralegal support and first pass research
- Graphic designers and marketing managers
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