New Roles & Skills
11 gains2 Traces7 problems
Every measured gain and problem on the record for this topic, newest first. Updated .
One square per record, darker for stronger evidence:Evidence: 0 high13 moderate7 emerging
AI, new roles and skills
A Trace is one record with both a gain and a problem, so it counts on both sides: 13 records show a gain and 9 show a problem. 7 context records are in the record list but not counted, because they report no measured gain or problem.
| Evidence | Gain side | Problem side |
|---|---|---|
| HighStrong study design, backed by at least two independent sources | 0 | 0 |
| ModerateA measured study or an official source | 10 | 5 |
| EmergingEarly, small, unreviewed or reported second-hand | 3 | 4 |
By type of evidence: 9 surveys; 3 observational studies; 2 news reports; 2 commentaries or narrative reviews; 2 interview studies; 1 investigation by reporters; 1 randomized trial. How evidence is scored
In a survey of 287 employee-leader pairs in China, employees who used AI to expand their job boundaries were linked to higher career satisfaction and performance, through greater work meaningfulness.
In a March 2026 US survey, each additional unit of AI use at work was linked to a 0.11 SD increase in life satisfaction among employed adults, though the snapshot cannot show cause.
New AI-adjacent skills already carry a wage premium in about 1 in 10 job postings in advanced economies.
In a pre-registered experiment of 269 people, passively copying AI writing reduced self-efficacy, ownership and meaningfulness, and the efficacy and meaningfulness losses persisted after returning to manual work.
A study of 66 course descriptions from six UK universities and 107 job ads found that 6.0% of course vocabulary covered AI and data or platform terms, versus 2.3% in the ads; courses stressed power and ethics while employers sought SEO and campaign analytics.
In a survey of 2,109 Finnish workers, frequent AI use, AI-induced identity threat and organizational AI deployment were each associated with higher AI strain.
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Between July 2024 and June 2025, researchers compared 66 course descriptions from six leading UK universities with 107 graduate-to-mid-level ads in communications, digital media, advertising and public relations.
Journalism and Media
On September 26, 2026, reporting described Hollywood studios seeking film school graduates who already use AI tools, with Runway, Google and OpenAI training them through courses and residencies.
A peer-reviewed study published March 24, 2026 tested how employees proactively adapt to generative AI at work. Using surveys of 287 employee-leader dyads in China, the authors distinguished…
By January 30, 2024, a peer-reviewed review in Sustainability synthesized 159 studies using PRISMA to assess generative AI use across seven professional sectors.
A peer-reviewed study published September 17, 2025 surveyed 511 university faculty to examine how AI literacy relates to well-being through Self-Determination Theory.
Researchers investigated how AI applications affect employees' engagement in lean organisations, combining twelve academic expert interviews with a multi-case study of manufacturing firms implementing…
Published February 12, 2026, this peer-reviewed comparative case study examines how Singapore and Sweden organize lifelong learning to address demands for basic and advanced AI skills.
Published March 23, 2026, this peer-reviewed integrative review examined how automation, artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies are changing human resource management.
A peer-reviewed study published April 17, 2026 reviewed literature from 2020 to 2025 on AI in the labour market, examining changes in job roles, skill requirements, and HR practices through…
Researchers ran a pre-registered lab experiment with 269 participants doing occupation-specific writing under no AI, passive AI copying, or active drafting-then-refining, plus a 270-person real-world…
On a US podcast before 13 September 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that if he was graduating today he would feel like the luckiest kid in history, arguing that ChatGPT, released in November 2022,…
New AI-adjacent skills already carry wage premiums in 1 of every 10 job postings in advanced economies.
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