AI Expertise Over Tech Jobs

This was an eye opener… > Firms in the tech sector and beyond went on a hiring spree after the onset of the pandemic before pivoting to a focus on efficiency through layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. New listings of AI-related jobs are rising, year-over-year, while tech job listings are falling…. via **[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-jobs-demand-tech-layoffs-5b7344c0)\*\* **[Harold Jarche](https://jarche.com/2023/05/step-lively/)\*\* shares this quote, and of course, you’ll want to read Harold’s take on the whole thing about “step lively” to five ways humans can adapt: > “In a few months, maybe a year, the first wave of AI-driven layoffs slash firings are going to hit the economy. And then? They’ll just keep going. Executives are going to figure out that a whole lot of work — clerical, administrative, accounting, legal, writing, marketing, customer relations, even decision-making and risk analysis and data analysis — can be automated. AI’s going to be like offshoring, but much, much worse. Offshoring wiped out the working class — AI’s going to finish the job of wiping out the middle class. Offshoring eviscerated blue collar jobs — AI’s going to wipe out some pink collar ones, and a whole lot of white collar ones, too. —Umair Haque 2023-04-28 All this news about jobs disappearing makes me want to recommend this course on **[ChatGPT for Educators](https://tcea.org/courses/chatgpt-for-educators/)\*\*! 🙂 :-)