Is AI Going To Take Your Job?

By Chris Smith, Bknown Media

Cue second act lights and dramatic music “Is AI going to take your job” The short answer is absolutely not. But someone who masters AI may just outperform you in creativity efficiency and impact. Welcome to the era of powerful augmentation not robotic replacement.

Why AI Will Not Take Your Job

The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025 estimates AI will:

• Transform eighty six percent of businesses by 2030.

• Create one hundred seventy million new roles.

• Displace ninety two million existing roles
  That nets seventy eight million additional jobs multiplied across industries (source Technology Magazine and Sustainability Magazine).

AI excels at repetitive predictable tasks however roles that involve empathy critical thinking and creative decision making remain human strongholds (source World Economic Forum).

Productivity Gains When Human Intelligence Teams Up with AI

Generative AI could contribute between two point six trillion to four point four trillion dollars annually to global economic activity according to McKinsey.
With customer support reps supported by AI performing up to fifteen percent more work.
Developers using GitHub or Copilot, finish tasks up to fifty five point eight percent faster.

Examples from Leading Firms Using AI in the Workplace

Consulting firms are wielding AI as an efficiency multiplier not a replacer.

• McKinsey’s AI assistant Lilli is used weekly by seventy percent of consultants and saves around thirty percent of their time.

• BCG has Deckster for rapid presentation creation.

• Deloitte uses Sidekick for knowledge retrieval.
  These tools propel human performance not replace it (source Business Insider).

Working Process to Get Advanced with AI

1. Start small on everyday workflows
   Drafting reports.
   Preparing summaries.
   Ideating content.

2. Refine your prompts with context, tone, quantity, audience and examples.

3. Keep an AI notebook to record prompts that worked and why.

4. Expand into other platforms:
   Notion AI for project notes.
   Canva AI for visuals.
   Bard or Claude for brainstorming.
   Mid Journey or DALL E for stylized imagery.

5. Embrace feedback loops
   Ask AI to critique your output or provide alternatives.

6. Keep sharpening your skills.
   Take AI fundamentals courses online.
   Read blogs directly from tool creators.
   Share prompt templates with coworkers.

Final Lighthearted Point

Is AI going to take your job ? No way. But someone who harnesses AI with skill and strategy might just outperform you in impact and imagination. Think of AI as a dad joke powered sidekick full of data and no punchlines unless you tell it to add some. So rest easy, but study up.