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WHAT'S NEXT?: AI will replace 16% of jobs over the next decade. A billion people will enter the job market over the next ten years.

• [New] By 2030, AI can automate most tasks that a remote human worker could perform, driving major scientific breakthroughs, transforming public services, and creating an economic boom. GOV.UK
• [New] Investments in workforce retention and operational efficiency are expected to remain strategic priorities throughout 2026. caa | Capital Analytics Associates
• [New] Building the next generation of talent for advanced manufacturing, AI-enabled engineering, and next-generation materials production will be critical to long-term U.S. competitiveness. SMI
• [New] By the year 2026, artificial intelligence will be an integral part of the American lifestyle, affecting how people work, study, shop, communicate, and solve problems. Medium
• [New] Employers will need to rethink workforce planning in 2026, as artificial intelligence automates low-complexity work, reshapes entry-level roles, and raises demand for staff who can combine technical ability with human skills. Reed.com
• [New] AI will lead to more need for workers rather than make people redundant. BBC News
• [New] While challenges related to costs, workforce capacity, and financial sustainability remain significant, innovation and technological advancement are creating new opportunities to improve care delivery and patient outcomes across the United States. caa | Capital Analytics Associates
• [New] Rio Tinto operates 73 driverless trucks across four iron ore mines in Australia specifically to reduce worker exposure to danger. Persistence Market Research
• [New] AI could cause significant labour displacement by 2030. GOV.UK
• [New] The UK has created the Fair Work Agency, a state enforcement body which has taken over national minimum wage enforcement and will also be able to enforce payment of certain statutory payments to workers, including holiday pay and sick pay. Lewis Silkin
• [New] Millions of Moldovans have sought employment opportunities abroad, remittances have become a major source of household income and policymakers have long faced the challenge of creating economic opportunities within one of Europe's smallest and least affluent economies. The Fintech Times
• [New] By 2030, AI systems match the performance of an average human across the majority of cognitive tasks, can automate most tasks that a remote human worker could perform, and drive major scientific advances. GOV.UK
• [New] Tech Force will be a true force multiplier, creating a pathway to bring in top private-sector talent to help drive a new era of American AI leadership inside the federal government and deliver for the American taxpayers. U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• [New] In 2026, robotics will move from exploratory pilots to structured early adoption across the print production floor, driven by rising costs, persistent labour challenges, and growing demand for faster turnaround and 24/7 output. Automate
• [New] Initially driven by labour-saving productivity gains, growth in the 2030s becomes increasingly dominated by AI's role in accelerating innovation, compressing decades of scientific and technological progress into just a few years. GOV.UK
• [New] From 2029 onwards, there are large and sudden shifts in the workforce: while some firms focus on increasing output, most automate many roles that can be performed remotely. GOV.UK
• [New] If the UK fails to build domestic strengths in the AI value chain, even the high-productivity sectors will see profits flow overseas, leaving the UK as a net importer of AI services and exporter of lower value labour. GOV.UK
• [New] AI could wipe out up to half of all entry-level white-collar jobs over the next 1 to 5 years. Business Insider
• [New] The World Economic Forum projects technology will create 170 million new jobs while displacing 92 million by 2030, for a net gain of 78 million globally. Robozaps
• [New] Automation broadly (including AI and robots) could displace 400-800 million jobs globally by 2030. Robozaps
• [New] Worker protections: Strong labour unions and employment protection laws in countries like Germany, France, and Italy will slow but not prevent humanoid robot adoption in manufacturing. Robozaps
• [New] Humanoid robots will displace millions of jobs in specific sectors over the next decade. Robozaps
• [New] Humanoid robots combined with AI could transform entire sectors within 5-10 years, leaving insufficient time for workforce retraining. Robozaps

Last updated: 22 June 2026