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The Next Wave of Automation: Will AI Disrupt More High-Skill Jobs?

The article “The Next Wave of Automation: Will AI Disrupt More High-Skill Jobs?” explores how advancing AI technologies are set to disrupt high-skill jobs previously thought secure from automation. Initially impacting low-skill work, AI now encroaches on professional sectors by automating complex tasks such as coding, artistic creation, legal drafting, and financial planning. As a result, professionals in fields like engineering, finance, and law may face increased competition from machines. AI’s rapid data …

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I’ve been reading Emil Skandul’s piece on AI’s impact on the global economy. It’s fascinating to see how AI could disrupt millions of jobs while unlocking massive opportunities. Skandul makes a compelling case for urgent workforce reskilling. The future is coming at us faster than I expected.

A compelling quote from the article is: “I do not think we’ll see mass unemployment," Brynjolfsson, who anticipates AI spreading faster than other general-purpose technologies, told me. “But I do think we’ll see mass disruption, where a lot of wages for some …

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