AI and the future of work: what the research says
Jobs will change more than they disappear. What the WEF and ILO found, and what it means for you.
Headlines swing between "AI will take all jobs" and "nothing will change". The research is more useful.
Key findings
- The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects 170 million jobs created and 92 million displaced by 2030, a net gain of 78 million.
- The ILO's 2025 refined index finds generative AI most likely to augment work. Clerical tasks are the most exposed.
- Exposure is higher in high-income economies and for roles with many routine tasks.
What it means here
Singapore and Australia have high exposure but strong reskilling systems. Large BPO and shared-services sectors in the Philippines and Malaysia need to move towards complex, judgement-based work and AI operations.
Your next step
List your weekly tasks and mark which AI could draft, which it could assist and which need you. Automate the first group, and invest in the last.
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