Will AI destroy jobs or create them?
AI is moving fast into the workplace. Some leaders warn of mass white-collar unemployment; others say technology will create more jobs than it destroys, as it has before.
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Figures like AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton and Anthropic's CEO warn AI could wipe out a large share of entry-level white-collar jobs and push unemployment sharply higher within a few years.
Others argue history and data show automation creates more roles than it kills — the WEF projects a net gain of tens of millions of jobs by 2030 — and that disruption is best met with reskilling, not panic.
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