September 17, 2026 · Pew Research Center
Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth, Pew Finds
My take: This is the most comprehensive survey done to date on global AI and employment perception, and the numbers are telling: the more access people have to AI tools, the more worried they are about job loss. In high-income countries like the United States, 71% of adults believe there will be fewer jobs in 20 years. In middle-income countries, that number drops to 36%.
For me, that contrast says everything. People who work with AI every day understand what it can do, and that triggers a natural alarm response. But what that fear doesn't tell you is what to do with it, and that's the difference between someone who prepares and someone who just waits.
The question I keep coming back to: if you already know your job is likely to change, what AI tool are you learning this week?
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