The Truth About AI Jobs No Business Guru Will Say
Ask any of these industry (read: marketing) experts, or transformation (read: party) gurus, and you’ll hear vague ideas about change and disruption. But very few will tell you clearly what is actually happening.
The truth is, we already know how to assess jobs.
The International Monetary Fund found that 14% of jobs in the Philippines are at risk because of AI. But that number comes from two simple ideas: exposure and complementarity. Exposure means how much of a job AI can do. Complementarity means whether AI works with you or replaces you.
If your job is repetitive, it is more exposed. If AI can do it alone, it is not complementary. Many roles today, especially in routine work, fall into that category.
But there is an important point.
AI does not take jobs. Management does. A company has to decide to automate. That decision is what leads to job loss or job change. AI is just the tool.
Even HR roles are not fully safe. Some parts can be automated too.
So instead of listening to unclear answers, we should focus on what matters.
Ask: is my work exposed? And does AI help me or replace me?
Those two questions are enough to start understanding the future.
About Me:
Dominic “Doc” Ligot is one of the leading voices in AI in the Philippines. Doc has been extensively cited in local and global media outlets including The Economist, South China Morning Post, Washington Post, and Agence France Presse. His award-winning work has been recognized and published by prestigious organizations such as NASA, Data.org, Digital Public Goods Alliance, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF.
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