The greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.”
— Eliezer Yudkowsky
How is artificial intelligence transforming the world of work? This section tracks AI-driven job displacement, emerging roles, workforce reskilling, and labor policy — with a focus on worker voices and the Global South. Data-driven reporting on the employment shifts that affect millions, not just quarterly earnings
After thousands of Indian employees of Oracle were sacked due to AI disruption, former MP Kavitha Kalvakuntla says there is need for an urgent AI Job Loss tracker.
Women hold just 12.5% of India’s white-collar workforce. AI is now automating the very roles they dominate — clerical, administrative, communicative. The algorithm sees no gender. That may be the most dangerous thing about it.
Telangana CM Reddy is walking a tightrope as large scale AI investments in Hyderabad is set to disrupt the city’s workforce.
OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce from 4,500 to 8,000 by end of 2026, with majority of new hires in engineering, product and sales — as the company faces growing competitive pressure from Anthropic and DeepSeek
After facing severe protests from artists including the likes of Dua Lipa and Sir John Elton, the UK government is reconsidering its stance on use of copyrighted content for AI training.
When compared to other countries, In India, youth unemployment is four times non-youth, much higher than global average. With the advent of AI, the crisis is only going to worsen if adequate steps are not taken.
Meta might axe at least 16,000 jobs this year due to its aggressive push on AI infrastructure.
A recent report prepared by Anthropic shows the actual threat of AI displacing jobs is far higher than the current scenario.
Skilled Humans versus AI Agents? RevenueCat, a SaaS company just said the “quiet part loud” with their job posting for AI agents.
Singapore, one of the most AI exposed workforces in the world, has ambitious plans to turn its 100,000 workers AI bilingual by 2029.