The AI takeover has begun.
Last week, Glenn delved into the World Economic Forum's 2025 summit in Davos, where our malevolent overlords focused especially on AI and how it can replace millions of workers worldwide. We are at the precipice of a monumental change in how the world is run—WEF founder Klaus Schwab called it "The Fourth Industrial Revolution"—and in time, AI will augment every one of our lives.
Already, AI is taking jobs. Thousands, if not millions, of tasks are slowly being delegated to it. The affected fields are largely data entry, admin tasks, and clerical work, along with graphic design and some customer support roles. However, as AI becomes more sophisticated, the scope of its abilities will only grow. The WEF is all for it, and last month they released a shocking chartthat revealed what jobs were already feeling the pain. Check out the top 15 jobs that are already disappearing:
1. Postal service clerks
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2. Bank tellers
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3. Data entry clerks
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4. Cashiers and ticket clerks
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5. Administrative assistants and executive secretaries
6. Printing workers
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7. Accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll clerks
8. Material-recording and stock-keeping clerks
9. Transportation attendants and conductors
10. Door-to-door salesmen
11. Graphic designers
12. Claims adjusters, examiners and investigators
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13. Legal officials
14. Legal secretaries
15. Telemarketers
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