{
  "id": 18080758,
  "title": "Will AI replace your job? Which careers are most at risk, and what skills matter now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/will-ai-replace-your-job-which-careers-are-most-at-risk-and-what",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:42:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/lifestyle/will-ai-replace-your-job-which-careers-are-most-at-risk-and-what-skills-matter-now-1.500734804"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recently, Canva, an Australian design software company, announced that it will lay off over a fifth of its workforce and reorganise as it integrates artificial intelligence into its operations. Similarly, NICE, a customer-service software maker, also reported job cuts, bringing up the issue of AI's impact on the job market. Executives across various industries have been informing investors about how AI can help streamline their operations, leading to a reduction in workforce. This change is not limited to job eliminations; instead, AI is gradually taking over repetitive tasks within existing roles. The question is, which careers are most at risk, and which skills will remain valuable in this evolving landscape?\n\nTo evaluate a job's exposure to AI, Fahed Bizzari, managing partner at Bellamy Alden, suggests two questions. The first question is whether a task can be taught to a capable newcomer; if so, AI can also learn it. The second question considers whether the task recurs frequently, as tasks that recur often provide more incentive for AI to be taught. While skill alone may not protect a job, high-skilled and high-paid positions are more vulnerable to AI infiltration. Women in clerical roles, such as data entry, administrative support, routine customer service, bookkeeping, and formulaic content production, are particularly at risk, as these jobs involve predictable, repetitive, and information-heavy tasks. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that one in four jobs globally is exposed to generative AI, with clerical occupations being the most vulnerable. However, Matei, an expert in AI, cautions against viewing this as an inevitable wave of job losses. Instead, he stresses that women could be disproportionately affected if proper preparation is not made for the new jobs and opportunities being created.\n\nWhile AI can perform almost any knowledge work with the right instruction, it is essential to distinguish between jobs that are exposed to AI and those that will disappear entirely. In human-first work, humans do the work with AI assisting, while AI-first work involves AI handling most of the tasks under the guidance of humans. Bizzari's firm has adopted this approach in corporate training, where an AI tutor teaches while the human team designs courses, sets standards, reviews results, and improves the AI's performance. In summary, AI is set to transform many jobs by automating repetitive tasks, but the nature of work and the human touch in certain industries will remain crucial.",
  "summary": "Recently, Canva, the Australian design software company, said this week that more than a fifth of its employees would lose their jobs, change roles or relocate as it reorganises around artificial intelligence. In the same week NICE, a maker of customer-service software, announced about 500 job cuts. Across the corporate world, executives reporting quarterly results have been delivering a version…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}