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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A mixed-methods study combined national survey data from 2,109 Finnish workers with qualitative interviews of 54 workers to examine how AI at work affects stress and self-efficacy. Frequent AI use, identity threat caused by AI, and organizational AI deployment were each associated with higher AI strain.
New Media & Society
A study based on interviews with 22 public relations practitioners examined how they use AI bots and agentic systems for decision-making, campaign building, and stakeholder research.
Researchers surveyed 421 pairs of subordinates and supervisors across multiple industries in two waves and tested their model with structural equation modeling.
A LinkedIn report cited by The Guardian finds that women got only about a quarter of new AI-role hires in the past year, versus half of non-AI hires, and just 13% of executive AI hires.
A Guardian investigation based on interviews with more than two dozen refugees in the Kakuma camp in Kenya describes how AI and tech outsourcing work reaches people who cannot legally work in the…
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…
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…
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