60% of today’s jobs didn’t exist in 1940. This fact shows how dramatically work changes across generations.
As someone who inspires GTM teams with what’s possible with AI using real-life use cases, I’ve wondered how many current jobs were brand new in the last century. Could our past workforce shifts guide our approach to AI?
I wanted to test new AI models, so I used the newly released ChatGPT-4.5 to research U.S. job evolution over the last 100 years.
Guiding teams through change isn’t just about technology. It’s about meeting people where they are and creating clear paths for upskilling. When humans and AI work together as teammates, the results are powerful.
The research confirmed workers have continuously adapted to new technologies:
Farm workers learned to use tractors
Factory workers adopted computer systems
Office workers used digital tools
Society also created entirely new careers like wellness coaches and social media managers that previous generations couldn’t have imagined.
Now AI brings another major transition. The World Economic Forum predicts AI will create around 170 million new jobs worldwide by 2030, far more than it replaces.
Curious, I asked ChatGPT to tell me what some of these new jobs might be. Here are five that stood out:
AI Transparency Advocate – Making sure AI decisions remain trustworthy
Virtual Reality Workplace Designer – Creating spaces for remote collaboration
Digital Detox Specialist – Supporting healthy technology boundaries (I can definitely see the need for this one.)
AI-Powered Ecosystem Restoration Manager – Using AI to repair natural environments
Personal Data Broker – Helping people manage their data ethically
ChatGPT-4.5 provided the research that Claude Sonnet 3.7 (also new) turned into the graphic below.
See the link to a doc with the full research report and my prompts in the comments, https://lnkd.in/gZcWTcQC.
I do think that this AI transition will be much tougher. In previous innovations, it took time for them to happen… electricity/put up power lines, lay fiber in the ground, etc. AI is now able to leverage all that infrastructure in place. So the changes are much faster. The question is: how fast can we adapt?
Will AI follow historical patterns where technology creates more jobs than it eliminates? Are you preparing your teams to work alongside AI effectively? I’d love to hear your approach.
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