Finding work is now increasingly difficult, lots of people are changing professions

Finding work is now increasingly difficult, lots of people are changing professions

- Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world of work. Some professions are forced to dive into other AI-related jobs. 

For example, a number of journalists have been offered jobs in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The offer is intended for news writers, photojournalists and reporters in the United States (US), the Niemanlab report said. 

One of the journalists is Carla McCanna, a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism who was offered to become an AI model trainer from the Handshake recruitment portal for a company called Outlier. 

“The recruiter said that my skills suited the role of writing expert and that I would train AI models to optimize accuracy and efficiency,” McCanna said. 

These skills are experience in the field of journalism, such as writing, research and fact checking. 

McCanna is known to have interned for The Dallas Morning News and the monthly magazine D Magazine. He also earned a master's degree in journalism. 

However, working as a journalist is quite difficult to get, and many of them even have to lose their jobs. Challenger, Gray & Christmas said 5,000 people in the media industry lost their jobs last year, up 59% from the previous year. 

McCanna himself admitted that he had no experience in working with data, machine learning or the technology industry. But he was attracted by Outlier's job offer. 

"While I was looking for a journalist position at the time, this [Outlier job] seemed good, because it was completely remote and the pay was good if consistent," he added. 

For several months, he finally worked full time. He can pocket US$35 (Rp. 569 thousand) per hour for projects on the platform. 

"Many of us are still looking for work. Three times I told someone about my job, and they said, please send it to me," he said. "It's a very difficult time, and many of my colleagues say the same thing."

15 jobs are threatened with extinction

Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum (WEF) for the 2023-2027 period issued a report on professions that are threatened with extinction. At least in that period 83 million jobs will disappear, due to increasingly massive technological developments. 

Future of Work 2023 research reveals that 23% of the workforce in a number of industries will change. Everything only happened in five years. 

One of them is the media, entertainment and sports industry. About 23% of jobs will disappear and new professions will emerge. 

Meanwhile the same trend will occur in more than 23% of jobs in government, digital communications and information technology, real estate, financial services, transportation and supply chains. 

The following are 15 jobs that are threatened with extinction according to the WEF until 2027:

1. Bank tellers
2. Postal officer
3. Cashier and counter
4. Data entry
5. Secretary and administration
6. Stock registrar (stock-keeping) staff
7. Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll staff
8. Legislators and government officials
9. Statistics, insurance and finance staff
10. Door-to-door sales, street vendors, and newspaper sellers
11. Security guard
12. Credit and loan manager
13. Claims investigators and examiners
14. Software tester
15. Relationship manager

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Billionaire meta AI star Alexandr Wang reportedly expressed frustration with Mark Zuckerberg's leadership style, describing the company's culture of micromanaging as "regrettable." ” The comments quickly attracted attention as Wang is widely considered to be one of the world's greatest thinkersinfluential in artificial intelligence, and his perspective carries weight in Silicon Valley. When voices at that level speak honestly, it often signals deeper structural tensions.

According to the situation notes, his concerns were not about vision or ambition, but about execution. Micromanagement, especially within fast-paced AI teams, can slow innovation, dilute accountability, and drain creative momentum. In a field where breakthroughs depend on speed, autonomy, and experimentation, excessive top-down control can feel limiting rather than guiding.

This situation highlights the broader challenges facing meta as it races to master artificial intelligence. Zuckerberg has increasingly taken direct control over key initiatives, determined not to miss out on the next big technological shift. While that intent reflects urgency, it can clash with the work style of elite engineers and founders accustomed to independence and trust-driven leadership.

Wang's reported criticism echoes a recurring theme in technology history: visionary founders sometimes struggle to upgrade leadership styles as organizations grow more complex. What works for early-stage execution can become friction at scale, especially when top talent expects space to operate.

Whether this tension leads to internal change remains to be seen. But this moment highlights an important reality in modern technological culture. Keeping the world's best minds isn't just about resources and ambition—it's about the environment. Innovation thrives where pressure sharpens focus, not where control stops it.

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