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Will artificial intelligence replace humans? The jobs at risk and the ones that are safe

By the FAIND newsroom · Updated on 17 October 2026

A nurse holding an elderly patient's hand in a waiting room, with robotic arms at the workstations behind them

It is the question more and more people are asking: will artificial intelligence replace humans at work? The short answer is that it replaces tasks, not people. But some jobs will change far more than others.

In brief

AI automates individual tasks more than whole jobs.
The most exposed are repetitive office jobs based on text and data.
The least exposed require physical presence, manual skill, human contact and responsibility.

Which jobs are at risk from artificial intelligence

The most exposed jobs are those made up largely of repetitive tasks on text and data: data entry, first-line customer support, standard translation, basic bookkeeping, and part of secretarial work and document drafting. In 2024 the International Monetary Fund estimated that about 40% of jobs worldwide are exposed to artificial intelligence, and about 60% in advanced economies. Exposed does not mean wiped out: for roughly half of these jobs AI can be an aid that raises productivity.

The jobs that are not at risk

Jobs that hold up better are those requiring physical presence and fine manual skill (plumbers, electricians, nurses, craftspeople), direct relationships with people (educators, care work, complex sales) and responsibility for a decision. They are also the jobs where a mistake is costly and someone has to answer for it.

Programmers, doctors, teachers: will they be replaced?

These are three professions people often search for on Google together with the word “replace”. Programmers already use AI to write code faster: the work shifts from typing to designing and checking. For doctors, AI is a second pair of eyes on scans and a help with paperwork, but diagnosis and responsibility stay with the doctor. For teachers, what changes is how lessons and tests are prepared, not the relationship with the class.

How many jobs will disappear and how many will be created

Estimates vary widely from one study to another, and it is wise to be wary of numbers that sound too precise. The World Economic Forum, in its 2025 Future of Jobs Report, expects about 92 million jobs to be lost and 170 million new ones to be created worldwide by 2030, as a result of several factors including AI. The point is not only how many, but who: new jobs do not necessarily appear where, and for whom, the old ones were lost.

How to prepare

You do not need to become a programmer. You need to learn to use the tools well in your own job: asking the right question, checking the result, knowing where AI gets things wrong. Those who can do this already work faster than those who ignore it. Every day FAIND publishes the ranking of the most in-demand AI jobs and follows the topic on the AI and work page.

Frequently asked questions

Will artificial intelligence replace humans?

It replaces individual tasks more than people. Some repetitive office jobs will shrink, others will be created, and most will change the way they are done.

Which jobs are not at risk from artificial intelligence?

Those that require physical presence, manual skill, relationships with people and direct responsibility: healthcare, care work, crafts and hands-on technical trades.