Half of the world’s employers will reduce their workforce due to artificial intelligence by 2030

The World Economic Forum has released its biannual survey on what employers expect from their business in the future, a large part of which artificial intelligence has been paid While the majority of employers (77 percent) are ready to train their current employees on how to work with AI, but 41 percent They have claimed that they will reduce their headcount as they expand access to AI tasks.

According to the description provided for the survey, 1,000 employers from around the world covering more than 14 million workers participated in it. One of the big problems the survey addressed is that employers believe many of their employees lack the skills to do their jobs as technology evolves.

It is written in part of this report:

“Artificial intelligence and big data are at the top of the list of the fastest growing skills, followed by networking, cyber security and technology literacy. It is also expected that the completion of these skills related to technology, creative thinking, flexibility and lifelong learning will become more important in the period 2025-2030.

Jobs that are most at risk from artificial intelligence

Graphic designers and legal secretaries are among the jobs that are most affected by this issue according to this report. Currently, there are innovative artificial intelligence tools that can produce high-quality images from just a few text messages, and the World Economic Forum says in its report:

“Job reductions in both roles will be driven by artificial intelligence and information processing technologies, as well as the expansion of digital access. “This is a big change from the 2023 report, when graphic designers were cited as a mid-growth occupation.”

The good news is that the survey predicts net growth for the number of jobs created over the next five years, even with advances in AI. In terms of statistics, employers expect to see a net growth of 7% of total employment or 78 million jobs during the mentioned period.

Also, in another part of this report, it is emphasized that although the advancement of technology is expected to help improve productivity around the world, humans who use these technologies are expected to be more productive.