Will AI Take Your Job?

During this video, SEO specialist Sara Taher shares her thoughts on artificial intelligence and its potential to disrupt the SEO industry.

About Sara Taher - An SEO consultant and speaker based out of Ontario, Canada. She has been in industry since 2014.

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My personal take (As of February 2025) - As artificial intelligence progresses, it will inevitably become more efficient at performing tasks faster and at a lower cost than humans. Companies like Klarna demonstrate that this trend is already underway. However, just because AI can accomplish tasks more quickly and cheaply doesn't necessarily mean it's superior.

Currently, AI still makes errors and, like humans, can make mistakes if left unsupervised. Despite this, the appeal of speed and cost savings will attract some. Nonetheless, I believe that jobs requiring creativity will remain secure for a few more years. As AI continues to evolve, reducing errors and learning more, this gap will narrow, putting more jobs at risk. Given AI's nature, those in the tech industry are likely more vulnerable, and I foresee a future where many roles involve managing, prompting, training, and overseeing various AI bots performing different tasks. Regardless, the future of jobs and artificial intelligence is both intriguing and daunting.

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A recent study indicates that even moderate increases in AI integration could double labour underutilization and reduce per capita disposable income by 26% by mid-2050, suggesting that without significant job creation, AI advancements may lead to economic instability and necessitate sustained government intervention.

(Source: Cornell University)

In January 2025, the IT unemployment rate rose to 5.7%, up from 3.9% in December 2024. This increase is partly attributed to AI-driven automation replacing roles such as programmers and systems designers.

(Source: Wall Street Journal)

With data pulled from Accenture Research and the World Economic Forum, Citi's researchers said that about 67% of banking jobs have "higher potential" to be automated or augmented by AI. That means "banking jobs" (which the report didn't narrowly define) have the highest potential for AI led job displacement.

(Source: Business Insider)

Amazon's software engineers could soon be forced to find responsibilities other than coding due to the rise of artificial intelligence, according to the company's cloud computing chief. Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman predicted the shift in daily responsibilities during a "fireside chat" with the unit's employees.

(Source: NY Post)

The international AI Safety report is a wide-ranging document that acknowledges an array of challenges posed by a technology that is advancing at dizzying speed.

According to the International Monetary Fund, about 60% of jobs in advanced economies such as the US and UK are exposed to AI and half of these jobs may be negatively affected.

(Source: The Guardian)

Generative AI is a revolutionary technology with the potential to change the nature of work. To grasp its impact in the workplace and what sets it apart from previous automation, we need to shift our focus from what AI can accomplish to what it ought to achieve. (includes video)

(Source: Financial Times)

Video: AI is rewriting the rules of work - Futurist Ian Beacraft explains why jobs are dead.

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