The rise of artificial intelligence has sparked fierce and hot debates: will it destroy jobs or improve productivity?

A fascinating paper from Massachusetts Institute of Technology , The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) , and Boston University helps us go beyond speculation and ideas.

Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies 📄 Read the paper from

• Daron Acemoglu (MIT) The Nobel Prize 2024
• David Autor (MIT)
• Jonathon Hazell (LSE)
• Pascual Restrepo (Boston University)

🔍 Key Insights:

This study tracks AI related job postings across U.S. firms from 2010 to 2018, using data from Burning Glass Technologies. Here’s what they found:

• AI hiring is growing fast, especially in companies whose tasks match current AI capabilities — think finance, logistics, and image-heavy sectors.
• AI is replacing jobs across the board and is shifting which skills are in demand.
• Legacy investing in AI are cutting back on hiring for non-AI roles.

This signals task replacement, not necessarily job loss — at least for now.

Firms with higher “AI task exposure” reduced their postings for routine, non-AI roles — like data entry or standard customer service.

At the same time, there was a rise in AI-related roles demanding machine learning, NLP, and data modeling skills.

This confirms a key trend: AI changes what companies hire for, not just how many they hire.

Takeaways for Young Professionals:

• Upskilling is not optional: Roles that don’t evolve with AI are at risk of fading out.
• Hybrid talent wins: Combining domain knowledge with basic AI literacy (e.g., prompt engineering, data fluency) is a powerful differentiator.
• Watch your industry: AI is advancing, the impact on #healthcare may differ drastically from #finance or #education.

This paper confirms what we’re seeing across the global workforce: AI is rewriting the rules. Smart professionals are already adjusting — the rest will feel the pressure soon.

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