The study highlights a turning point: while automation was once seen as a threat mainly to manual labor, the current wave is targeting intellectual and creative professionals. This time, it’s the knowledge workers—experts, analysts, and writers—who are under pressure.
What makes this trend especially worrying is that many of these roles form the backbone of economic and cultural systems. Their disappearance could leave deep functional and identity gaps in societies.
Acceleration of Robotics and Erosion of Job Security
For now, physical jobs are less exposed. But the pace of development in robotics—especially when combined with AI—is accelerating. Evidence suggests that even these roles will soon face pressure, with traditional job markets heading toward fundamental change.
At the same time, AI has yet to deliver on promises of creating new classes of employment. That gap is widening the divide between productivity and employment, fueling dissatisfaction and unrest.
Strategic Policymaking Needed to Preserve Stability
Analysts warn that without deliberate and intelligent intervention by governments and policymakers, the future labor market risks becoming unstable and skewed. Protective legislation, skills-based education, and a redesign of economic models are increasingly urgent.
The only path to a successful transition lies in aligning technological innovation with social justice. Otherwise, rather than driving progress, AI may well become a source of deeper crises.
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