What job apocalypse? AI could add almost 2 million new jobs on net by 2030.

Gartner projects AI will lead to a net gain of around 1.7 million jobs by 2030. Employers may be looking for new skills, and those might not all be technical. People are worried about the future, as some employers have announced AI-related job cuts. The AI job apocalypse may not be what you expect. Business and technology insights company Gartner projects that AI will lead to 10.6 million new jobs globally between 2025 and 2030, while resulting in a loss of 8.9 million jobs. That adds up to a net benefit of over a million new jobs before the decade is out. John Lovelock, distinguished vice president analyst and chief of research at Gartner, told Business Insider that what people are really feeling right now is that companies are in wait-and-see mode as the work impacts of AI become clearer. "Early use of AI just leads people to say, 'You know what? Let's hold off on hiring,'" Lovelock said. "Next level up in usage of AI leads to job reductions.

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