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ZDNET's key takeaways
By 2029, over 32 million roles will be transformed by AI annually.
Employees and their managers should prepare for four scenarios.
The interconnected nature of work means all eventualities are possible.
Some experts have suggested that AI will lead to a 'jobs apocalypse', yet tech analyst Gartner predicts 'jobs chaos', a general ripple effect throughout the labor market, where every business and professional will have to adapt.
Helen Poitevin, distinguished VP analyst at Gartner, suggested to ZDNET that the explanation for this chaos is that AI will have an incremental impact on workplace roles and the skills required.
"Most companies will be navigating a continuous race to add AI in differentiating ways, to rethink workflows and start to redesign roles, and that is where the chaos comes in," she said.
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