
Re:
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/ ... ce-changes
"Nvidia CEO says AI will create more jobs despite workforce changes"
Q: With the development goal of AI (and robotics) to perform all the work that humans can do,
how will jobs be created that AI+robotics cannot do? Will AI help identify those jobs?
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Perplexity) "The drive to develop AI and robotics capable of performing all human work raises complex questions
about the future of job creation and the boundaries of machine capability.
Will jobs exist that AI + robotics cannot do?
While AI and robotics can now automate a vast range of routine, repetitive, and even some white-collar tasks, there remain categories of work that are inherently difficult for technology to replace. These include jobs requiring high levels of empathy, social nuance, deep creativity, or complex human interaction—such as therapists, teachers, nurses, social workers, and artists.
Even as AI advances, certain professions are less vulnerable because they require emotional understanding, ethical judgment, or context-specific decision-making that current technology cannot replicate reliably.
How are jobs created in an AI-driven world?
AI is fundamentally shifting rather than eliminating work. Past technological revolutions (e.g., the Industrial Revolution) did not eliminate work, but instead transformed and expanded the kinds of jobs available. AI is now doing the same at a much greater scale.
Many new job categories are being created by the rise of AI, such as:
- AI ethicists, who ensure responsible and fair AI deployment.
- Machine learning engineers and NLP specialists, who design, train, and maintain AI systems.
- AI trainers and prompt engineers, who help AI systems learn effectively and respond to human input.
- Roles integrating human expertise with AI, such as subject-matter experts curating, auditing,
or creatively expanding AI-generated output.
Many existing jobs are being retrofitted or transformed to involve AI skills. Lawyers, for example, may specialize
in AI-related legal issues, and engineers may shift toward maintaining human-AI or human-robot systems.
Can AI help identify jobs that it cannot do?
Yes, AI can assist in highlighting its own limitations by identifying gaps in current technological capability —
areas requiring advanced social, moral, or creative judgment.
AI can analyze labor market trends, track emergent roles, and help forecast areas of human advantage. However, defining entirely new professions or predicting the specifics of future jobs still relies on human insight, creativity, policy choices, and societal values, as even the most advanced systems lack full contextual or ethical awareness.
Over the long term, AI may help guide workforce development by suggesting retraining pathways toward resilient skill sets (e.g., emotional intelligence, human connection, creative problem-solving) and flagging roles where technology has structural blind spots.
In summary:
AI and robotics will automate many traditional jobs but will also create new categories of employment, particularly in areas
where humans retain an edge — such as empathy, judgment, creativity, and oversight.
AI can help identify its own practical and theoretical boundaries, enabling society to focus education and policies
on truly human-centric skills and roles.
The workplace of the AI era will demand lifelong learning, continuous adaptation, and new forms of collaboration
between people and machines."
Q: These areas where humans have an edge don't currently suggest high-demand employment.
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P) "The perception that areas where humans retain an edge — like empathy, adaptability, or creativity —
don't suggest high-demand employment is nuanced but not fully accurate according to recent labor market data and forecasts.
Key findings from current analyses show:
Human-centric skills such as creative thinking, leadership, social influence, resilience, flexibility, and talent management
are specifically identified as rising in importance and demand across industries.
Healthcare and education roles, which require significant interpersonal and emotional intelligence, remain in high demand
due to the difficulty of automating direct human care, nuanced communication, and real-time ethical decision-making.
Skills like analytical thinking, project management, and interpersonal networking are considered core to future employment
and are increasingly difficult to automate completely.
While these roles do not always command the highest salaries or generate mass employment at the scale of previous manufacturing or information-era jobs, they are growing in both importance and demand. Businesses are investing heavily in upskilling and reskilling programs to prepare workers for these human-centric positions, emphasizing a blend of technical literacy and 'soft' skills — an indicator that these jobs are becoming more central, not less.
Additionally, as AI takes over more routine tasks, the relative value (and hence demand) for roles requiring empathy, judgment, strategic oversight, or direct human connection is increasing—especially in sectors facing persistent shortages like healthcare and skilled trades.
Furthermore:
“Employers expect 39% of key skills required in the job market will change by 2030... leadership and social influence,
talent management, analytical thinking, and environmental stewardship are rounding out the top 10 skills on the rise”.
Finally, companies are shifting toward skills-based hiring rather than relying solely on degrees — prioritizing initiative, adaptability, communication, and coaching skills, which are uniquely human and currently experiencing a surge in demand in the freelance and full-time workforce.
In summary, while some 'human' roles may not (yet) constitute mass employment, their demand is real and growing due to both technological advancement and market shifts prioritizing distinctly human skills, and these areas are expected to become even more critical as AI continues to reshape the labor landscape."
Q: All this positivity about AI creating jobs still hints that governments need to proactively guide
societal AI implementation to cause more significant jobs creation.
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P) "Recent data shows that AI is fueling significant job creation and productivity gains across sectors, but the scale and distribution of this growth reveal why proactive government intervention remains essential to ensure widespread, substantial job creation and to address displacement risks.
Key trends:
AI-related jobs are growing rapidly, with a 25% year-over-year increase in the US and a surge in median salaries for these roles.
Similar patterns are observed globally, with India reporting a 42% rise in AI roles over two years.
Tech advancements create a net positive employment outlook—the World Economic Forum projects 170 million jobs will be created between 2025 and 2030, with 92 million roles displaced for a net gain of 78 million jobs. However, these jobs will emerge unevenly, focused on tech-savvy and adaptable sectors.
Shifts are especially disruptive for entry-level and routine jobs. Entry-level pathways are narrowing as workplace automation grows,
and 40% of employers expect to shrink headcounts in functions easily automated by AI.
Despite this overall optimism, several reports highlight challenges that uncoordinated AI adoption could exacerbate:
Skills gap acceleration: The skills required for AI-exposed jobs are changing 66% faster than for other jobs,
risking underemployment or exclusion for workers not rapidly upskilled or reskilled.
Wage polarization: While AI-skilled workers now command a 56% wage premium, AI may drive down wages
and opportunities for those left behind — especially young workers or those in routine roles.
Global talent and economic imbalances: Outsourcing and the global hunt for tech talent may deepen inequalities
between regions and sectors, squeezing domestic opportunities in some economies.
Lower demand for traditional sectors: Manufacturing and retail (large-scale employers in the past) are showing stagnant
or negative job growth, further underlining the risk for workers in non-digital sectors.
Because of these dynamics, governments play a critical role in shaping how AI impacts job creation.
Areas for proactive policy include:
- Investing in education, continuous learning, and rapid reskilling — aligning training
with the accelerating pace of AI-driven skills change.
- Guiding AI adoption in ways that balance productivity with broad employment opportunities, such as incentivizing human-AI collaboration, supporting sectors that pair technology with essential human skills, and encouraging equitable distribution of new roles.
- Mitigating social and regional disparities — through targeted economic development, upskilling programs,
and social supports for displaced workers.
Without deliberate, forward-looking intervention, the benefits of AI job creation may remain concentrated among highly skilled workers and advanced industries, leaving broad segments of the workforce at risk of stagnation or displacement. Governments have both the opportunity and responsibility to guide AI’s integration in ways that maximize job growth, minimize negative impacts, and ensure inclusive, long-term prosperity."
Q: The "bottom line" business focus on AI+robotics having intelligence and ability sufficient to replace human workers
seems counter-productive to a societal-nurturing focus of helping humans perform jobs better with AI assistance.
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P) "Your insight highlights a fundamental tension in current AI and robotics deployment: the dominant business focus prioritizes maximizing efficiency and reducing labor costs — often aiming to replace human workers — rather than systematically enhancing human capabilities or nurturing broader societal well-being.
This orientation is evident in how many organizations map AI objectives directly to business goals like cost reduction, productivity, and operational efficiency. AI is frequently implemented to automate tasks, streamline operations, and gain a competitive edge through faster decision-making and resource optimization, which can accelerate headcount reductions or shift the nature of work toward increasingly technical roles.
Yet,
there is a growing recognition — by industry, policymakers, and researchers — that true long-term value
and societal benefit will emerge only when AI strategies deliberately balance profit with purpose:
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) frameworks encourage businesses to use AI not only for greater profits but also to address societal challenges, from healthcare to environmental management, and to empower workers through reskilling and upskilling.
Collaboration between public and private sectors is essential to align AI deployment with broader social objectives, such as reducing disparities, fostering inclusion, and supporting sustainable development.
Regular transparency and impact assessment — including open communication about how AI is deployed and who benefits — is increasingly emphasized in both industry best practices and regulatory guidance.
The bottom line: a profit-driven, labor-replacing approach to AI is not inevitable.
Governments, businesses, and civil society
can and must shape implementation to prioritize human flourishing. This means actively choosing policies and business models that:
- Use AI to assist and augment human work rather than simply replace it;
- Empower employees through education, upskilling, and support in adapting to AI-enabled work;
- Ensure ongoing evaluation and adjustment of AI’s societal impact, with the flexibility to course-correct as needed.
Ultimately, the societal impact of AI depends on strategic, values-driven implementation — not just “bottom line” calculations.
Proactive, coordinated guidance can realize AI’s full potential as a partner to human workers rather than a substitute."
Rod
