{
  "id": 19130051,
  "title": "5 signs you are not going to be made obsolete by AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/5-signs-you-are-not-going-to-be-made-obsolete-by-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91634426/5-signs-you-are-not-going-to-be-made-obsolete-by-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "1. You possess a job with intricate and unpredictable tasks. According to Luis Garicano at the London School of Economics, resisting automation is easier when you have a chaotic and non-repetitive work routine. This unpredictability prevents AI from standardizing and automating your tasks, keeping you relevant in the face of technological advances.\n\n2. You possess an insatiable thirst for knowledge. Contemporary careers demand high levels of intellectual curiosity, as shown by studies conducted by my colleagues and I. In the age of AI, where instant answers are readily available at our fingertips, developing and harnessing human curiosity becomes increasingly vital. This desire to learn and expand our mental horizons can help us stay ahead of AI and maintain our relevance in the workforce.\n\n3. You exhibit entrepreneurial spirit. Even as employers struggle to understand the implications of AI on their businesses and jobs, some individuals actively leverage AI's disruptive potential. These entrepreneurs seize opportunities where others do not, quickly acting on potential ideas and bridging the gap between demand and supply. By experimenting with new products, services, and innovative business models made possible by AI, they create value and remain employable in an ever-evolving job market.\n\n4. Your employer prioritizes augmentation over automation. While many companies claim to invest in AI to make their employees' jobs more enjoyable, interesting, and productive, some organizations genuinely commit to augmenting human capabilities rather than replacing them. These forward-thinking employers create an environment where workers can collaborate with AI as their co-intelligence, enhancing productivity and job satisfaction without rendering human skills obsolete.",
  "summary": "It is difficult to open any newspaper (I know, who still does that anyway?) or consume any news, let alone join any business discussions, without having to talk about AI . The topic does not go away, though within this broad topic there are so many layers and subthemes and messages that it rarely gets boring, anyway. As Garrison Lovely noted in his brilliant book, Obsolete , people tend to fall…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}