Mastering AI to keep your job

Mastering AI tools can increase work productivity and secure sustainable employment.

According to Exploding Topics, 2025 will see major changes that artificial intelligence (AI) will bring to the job market. As AI tools become increasingly "human-like" and with the widespread use of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT 5 and AI generative agents like Manus, many workers risk losing their jobs.

Job losses are on the rise.

The American multinational investment banking firm Goldman Sachs predicts that by 2030, 60% of jobs in modern economies will be at risk of being replaced by AI. However, only 26% of jobs in low-income countries are threatened by AI.

According to Resume Builder, just months after ChatGPT launched in November 2022, approximately 23.5% of US companies were using AI-generated applications to replace some jobs previously performed by humans.

According to Nguyen Hong Phuc, an AI expert, tech giants have formed a new growth strategy using a new workforce of AI agents. The consequence is a surge in layoffs across major corporations in every country since the beginning of 2025. Unemployment rates among young people have risen to their highest levels since 2018 in the US and China, indicating that business owners are no longer prioritizing human labor. The adoption of AI in businesses globally is increasing rapidly. In particular, "light-free" factories and shops are becoming increasingly common as they are operated entirely by AI. According to data from Layoffs.fyi, a company that tracks layoffs in the tech industry, 61,814 tech employees were laid off in 2025 across 135 tech companies. Microsoft alone accounted for 6,000 of those layoffs – the company's largest round since 2023, according to CNBC. Microsoft said the decision was aimed at flattening its management structure and prioritizing technical talent over administrative levels. One of the tech giants that laid off the most employees was Dell – around 12,000 people, citing the company's reliance on AI and edge computing infrastructure. HP also cut around 2,000 jobs amid the launch of its new AI PC lines.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told The Wall Street Journal that the company has used AI to automate tasks previously performed by hundreds of HR employees. IBM laid off hundreds of employees but effectively re-employed new recruits in programming and sales. This shift demonstrates how the company balances AI-driven automation with growth. The immediate consequence is that hundreds of HR professionals lost their jobs as HP deployed the AskHR chatbot, using AI to replace human workers.

To avoid job losses, workers should develop skills that complement AI instead of competing for it. (Illustration: Anh Phúc)

Collaboration increases productivity.

However, according to Exploding Topics, AI currently and in the next few years will only affect the jobs of a small fraction of the workforce. Experts predict that automating half of the current tasks worldwide could take another 20 years.

Within the next three years, approximately 20 million workers will be retrained in new professions or use AI to perform their jobs. Fifteen percent of workers in the US may end up working with an AI boss. In late July 2025, Microsoft researchers released a list of 40 jobs most likely to be taken over by AI. The jobs most affected, in order, are translators, historians, passenger attendants, salespeople, and writers. Journalists ranked 16th on this list.

Experts believe that although each "tech giant" has a different strategy, they always prioritize efficiency and adaptability in the context of rapidly increasing AI applications and economic challenges. The optimal solution remains equipping employees with the ability to use AI applications in their work. The World Economic Forum (WEF) reports that by 2027, 42% of employers will prioritize training employees in AI. Organizations and businesses with foresight believe that no matter how intelligent AI becomes, it is still just a tool and cannot completely replace humans. In particular, AI is always at risk of malfunction, and humans must be prepared to respond, even to "save" the AI.

According to AI experts, to avoid losing jobs to AI, workers should focus on developing skills that complement AI, rather than competing with it. This includes enhancing human-centered skills (i.e., skills that humans excel at), proactively learning how to use AI tools, and leveraging collaboration with AI to increase productivity. Furthermore, understanding the impact of AI on businesses and adapting to new roles is crucial.

Don't let AI replace humans.

During his recent official visit to Malaysia and participation in the 46th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Kuala Lumpur, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attended a discussion session on "Smart Grid through Autonomous AI Connectivity" – an opening activity that sets the direction for the ASEAN Economic Forum – Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC). Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that AI, like humans, has both positive and negative aspects. The important thing is to leverage the positive aspects and mitigate the negative ones of AI. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed: "Humans invented AI, not AI discovering humans, so we cannot allow AI to defeat humans or completely replace humans, causing humans to lose all their jobs or creativity."

Source: https://nld.com.vn/lam-chu-ai-de-giu-viec-lam-196250802201403745.htm