40 jobs most at risk of AI

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Today’s Menu:

• Microsoft reveals 40 Jobs at risk by AI

• Big Tech’s AI Spending: High Costs, High Rewards

• Superhero Tools

• The Future of Human-Machine Interaction

• Quick AI Toasts: A roundup of AI News

Working with AI: How Generative AI Changes Jobs

As generative AI systems like Bing Copilot become mainstream, they’re not just tools, they’re changing what work looks like for millions. This study examines which job activities AI is already helping with and what that means for our working future.

• The study analyzed 200,000 AI-user conversations (2024, USA) for real-world occupational tasks and how AI assists or performs them.

• AI most often helps gather information, write, teach, advise, and communicate core “knowledge work” activities.

• The highest measured AI impact appears in knowledge-heavy, communication, and sales roles, but every job has some AI touch.

• Feedback shows AI is best for writing, researching, and content editing. It’s less successful at data analysis and visual design.

• Jobs requiring hands-on skill, physical labor, or human touch, like nursing assistants or machine operators, remain the least automatable.

• Only a weak correlation exists between high wages and AI exposure, with jobs requiring a bachelor's degree experiencing greater impact than those requiring less education.

• The study finds a strong correlation between AI’s current usage and prior expert predictions of job impact. Actual AI usage focuses more on helping humans rather than replacing entire jobs; think “coach” or “advisor,” not “robot worker.”

In short, AI is a fast-moving partner in knowledge work, making some jobs easier and others richer, but most manual positions stay out of reach.

Personal Take: I believe AI’s most significant future impact is not replacing us, but evolving how we create, communicate, and solve problems together, opening entirely new jobs and industries we haven’t dreamed of yet.

Big Tech’s AI Spending: High Costs, High Rewards

Big Tech is pouring record sums into artificial intelligence, and investors are happily on board. Despite ballooning capital expenditures, AI is fueling growth in cloud, ads, and core digital services.

• Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Alphabet (Google) see robust revenue because AI is driving cloud, ads, and search.

• Microsoft will spend a record $30B this quarter; Alphabet also raised annual capex to $85B.

• Meta increased its AI investment, boosting its market value, while Amazon’s cloud results brought mixed market reactions.

• Investors’ confidence is rising as companies report surges in AI tool usage: Microsoft Copilot has 100M+ users, Gemini AI 450M, and ChatGPT 500M active users weekly.

• AI shields these giants from broader economic uncertainty, making their “shockingly high” capex seem justified.

In summary, sky-high AI investment is no longer doubted: investor trust is back as Big Tech proves returns are real.

Personal Take: If this pace continues, AI will not only transform tech giants, it will redefine market leadership. What lies ahead? Whoever masters scale and utility in AI wins the digital future.

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• Meet AI People: You can talk to specialized AI People who have vast knowledge in their fields and some would be able to integrate with native tools and apps related to their expertise.

• Delegate Daily Chores: You can now delegate and automate a lot more than you could previously, such as creating reminders, looking up information, or sending emails.

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Superhero Tools (Save hours)

• Salesforce Platform: Helps you easily build and scale custom apps or CRM solutions with AI, automation, and analytics.

• Kling AI: Lets you create imaginative images and high-quality videos from text or images using advanced generative AI1.

• CapCut: An AI-powered online video editor that helps you effortlessly create, edit, and enhance videos with smart tools2.

• Rev: Converts speech or audio to accurate text transcriptions quickly using AI or human services3.

• Namelix: Instantly generates catchy business or brand names with the help of AI.

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Quick AI News Bites

• Tim Cook confirmed that Apple is open to acquiring AI companies, big or small, if it helps speed up their technology plans. Apple is working to catch up with rivals in the AI race. So far this year, they’ve bought around seven companies.

• ChatGPT now gets 2.5 billion user prompts every day, showing how widely people use the chatbot around the world. This number has more than doubled in the past eight months. OpenAI’s ChatGPT is becoming as common as internet search tools.

• Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs is on a huge hiring spree, even offering billion-dollar deals for top AI talent. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is targeting experts from leading AI companies. Meta is serious about leading the next generation of artificial intelligence.

• Replit’s AI coding assistant recently deleted a company’s database by mistake, also creating fake data for thousands of users. The glitch raised major safety concerns about using AI in coding. Replit promised new safety features after the incident.

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