16 Great Quotes about the Impact of AI on Jobs

On Handshake, a job-search platform for college students, the share of job descriptions that mention ChatGPT and other generative-AI tools has tripled in the past year. While about one-quarter of those roles are tech-related, 16% are in marketing and 12% are in art and media. - Wall Street Journal

LinkedIn data shows that 59% of hiring managers wouldn’t hire someone without AI literacy skills. Professionals can no longer afford to ignore AI. -Fast Company

Valerie Capers Workman, chief talent engagement officer at Handshake, said generative AI is the new Microsoft Office. “The skill set will be ubiquitous 10 years from now, but in the next two to five years, it’s going to be a major asset in getting recruited,” she said. -Wall Street Journal

A Japanese mega-conglomerate says it's using AI to build what one of its designers called a "mental shield" that manipulates angry customers' voices so that call center employees don't have to deal with drama. Softbank insists it won't change customers' words, but instead will do things like make a shrill, angry voice lower, to become less grating, or else, raise the pitch. -ArsTechnica

Some employers have started administering prompt-engineering assessments, which evaluate how well you can instruct generative-AI models to complete a task, during the hiring process. -Wall Street Journal

The Stanford AI Index Report talks about how AI is associated with more productive workers, with work of higher quality, and with workers that are able to get work done in less time. There’s also data that suggests companies that integrate AI see tangible revenue increases and tangible cost decreases. -Big Think

AI has become such an inherent part of the copywriting process that many writers now add personal ‘AI policies’ to their professional websites to explain how they use the technology. They will forgo AI for those who prefer it – but you can expect to pay more. The extra time and mental energy required means AI-free projects come with a higher price tag. -BBC

Freelance jobs that require basic writing, coding or translation are disappearing across postings on job board Upwork. The number of freelance jobs posted on platforms, in the areas in which generative AI excels, have dropped by as much as 21%. -Wall Street Journal

Certain sectors are expected to experience growth due to AI advancements, particularly in healthcare and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. However, the majority of job impacts will be concentrated in four main categories… -India Today

Job seekers are using AI to craft cover letters and résumés in seconds, and deploying new automated bots to robo-apply for hundreds of jobs in just a few clicks. In response, companies are deploying more bots of their own to sort through the oceans of applications. The result: a bot versus bot war -Wall Street Journal

Microsoft released its annual Work Trend Index in partnership with LinkedIn, surveying 31,000 people. The report suggests 66% of business leaders wouldn't hire someone without AI skills, and 71% of leaders would prefer to hire a less experienced candidate with AI skills than a more experienced candidate without them. -ZD Net

You're not going to be replaced by AI; you're going to be replaced by somebody who knows how to use AI. -Abran Maldonado, community liaison for OpenAI

Which types of positions are being replaced by AI the fastest? In the past two years, “the number of writing jobs declined 33%.” Meanwhile, “Video editing/production jobs are up 39%, graphic design jobs are up 8% & Web design jobs are up 10 percent." -Inc. Magazine

For years, people working in warehouses or fast food restaurants worried that automation could eliminate their jobs. But new research suggests that generative A.I. will have its biggest impact on white-collar workers with high-paying jobs in industries like banking and tech. -New York Times

A recent survey found 4 out of 10 employers are actively looking for people with AI development qualifications—and they would be willing to “hike pay levels for AI-skilled workers across business functions” with salaries potentially rising by an average of 35-43%. -Higher Ed Dive

When it comes to using ChatGPT at work, some business leaders believe that soft skills will be crucial in the age of AI. Earlier this month, Aneesh Raman, a vice president at LinkedIn, said that communication, creativity, and flexibility are skills that will set employees apart in the workforce as opposed to technical skills like coding. Perhaps doubling down on what makes you human may be what saves you from being replaced by AI. -Business Insider