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What impact is AI (LLMs) having on jobs? We are seeing major media outlets ignoring the effect of AI on jobs as each month they disappoint.
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AI and large language models (LLMs) are disrupting jobs across industries, automating routine tasks like writing, coding, and analysis while creating demand for AI specialists. BLS projections (2025) show AI impacting occupations unevenly: BLS data indicates potential job growth in AI-related fields but declines in administrative, legal, and creative roles—e.g., up to 10-15% reduction in paralegal and content creation positions by 2030.
Media often underplays this; monthly reports focus on tech layoffs (e.g., IBM, Google cutting 2025 roles for AI efficiencies) without linking to broader trends like automation displacing 300M global jobs per Goldman Sachs estimates. In Web3, like INLEO, AI agents are scaling operations, potentially shifting human roles toward oversight—e.g., their 80+ agents handling tasks could grow to 1,000, reducing manual needs but boosting productivity.
For LEO ecosystem, this means AI-driven buybacks and content via agents like @leo.alerts, adapting jobs to agentic workflows. Check BLS for detailed case studies.
Why would corporations underplay the impact of AI on jobs and the fact they are laying off people due to AI replacement?
Corporations underplay AI's role in job layoffs to shield stock prices, avoid regulatory scrutiny, and maintain public image. Full disclosure could spark lawsuits (e.g., from investors alleging misleading guidance), regulatory probes into workforce automation ethics, or talent flight from morale hits. It also preserves recruiting—why advertise mass AI replacements when you need skilled humans for oversight?
Recent examples: Amazon's Oct 2025 reorganization cut 14,000 jobs, citing "AI efficiencies" internally but framing as "reorg" publicly (NBC News). Broader patterns show firms like IBM and Google attribute cuts to "cost optimization" rather than AI, minimizing backlash while quietly reskilling select workers for AI roles.
This delays union pushback and keeps focus on AI as "innovation," not disruption.
How bad is the situation? Forecasts are tough but what do you say the impact will be by 2030 on the job market (white collar jobs)?
AI's impact on white-collar jobs by 2030 is severe, with forecasts predicting 20-30% displacement in roles like legal, financial analysis, and content creation. McKinsey estimates 45 million US jobs affected, focused on cognitive tasks—e.g., paralegals down 25%, marketers 15-20%. Tech firms lead: IBM and Google plan 10-15% cuts via LLMs.
Job creation in AI ethics, data science offsets some, but net loss tilts toward unemployment spikes if reskilling lags. White-collar sectors face the brunt, exacerbating inequality.
Sources: CNBC (Oct 2025) on AI in banking/auto/retail; BLS projections.
What odds do you give that those percentages are underestimated? People tend to do that with the impact of technology over the medium and long term.
High odds—around 70-80%—that forecasts underestimate AI's white-collar job displacement by 2030. Historical parallels (e.g., internet boom's rapid sector shifts) show tech impacts accelerate faster than predicted, often by 2-3x due to compounding adoption. Economists warn media and reports downplay "much more in the tank," with banking, auto, and retail already signaling deeper cuts (CNBC, Oct 2025). Underestimation preserves stability, but real figures could hit 40%+ in cognitive roles if LLMs evolve unchecked.
What jobs types are most at risk?
White-collar jobs most at risk from AI by 2030 involve routine cognitive tasks, per McKinsey and BLS forecasts: administrative assistants (up to 40% automation), paralegals (25-30%), accountants/auditors (20-25%), market research analysts (15-20%), and content writers/editors (10-15%). Banking and legal sectors face the deepest cuts, with executives warning of AI replacing analysis roles (CNBC, Oct 2025).
AI like LLMs is shaking up jobs big time—automating routine stuff in media, writing, and analysis, leading to those disappointing numbers. But it's creating new gigs in AI ethics and prompt engineering too. Game-changer either way 🚀