41% of companies around the world plan to use AI to reduce their workforce

According to a survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) conducted among a hundred large companies worldwide, 41% of them plan to reduce their workforce by 2030 due to the automation of certain tasks through artificial intelligence (AI).

This measure would primarily target jobs involving routine and repetitive tasks, such as postal service employees, graphic designers, executive secretaries, and customer service workers.

However, 77% of the companies surveyed in this research stated that they plan to train their current workers, between 2025 and 2030, in these new technologies, particularly generative AI, to promote optimal collaboration between humans and machines.

This rise of AI will also lead to hiring. Indeed, nearly 70% of the surveyed companies plan to hire workers with skills to create and improve AI tools. Additionally, 62% of them want to recruit more people with the necessary skills to work effectively with AI.

“Advancements in AI and renewable energy are reshaping the labor market, leading to an increase in demand for many technological or specialized positions, while causing a decline for others, such as graphic designers,” stated the WEF in a press release.