🎧Will AI Take Your Job?

Episode 53: What Davos 2026 really said about AI and work

February 13, 2026

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Davos 2026 AI Jobs Shock Special

At World Economic Forum in Davos 2026, global leaders stopped debating if AI will disrupt jobs,and started debating how fast the disruption is already happening.

From Kristalina Georgieva’s “tsunami” warning to Jensen Huang’s bullish call on six-figure skilled trades, one message was clear:

Adapt, or be automated.

In this episode, I break down what Davos 2026 revealed about the future of work, the 60% job disruption forecast, the rise of skilled trades, and why AI literacy is now a survival skill, not a bonus skill.

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❓ Big questions Davos 2026 forced us to confront

  • Are we entering mass job loss — or mass job evolution?

  • Will 60% of jobs in advanced economies be reshaped by AI?

  • Are six-figure plumbing and construction jobs the new tech boom?

  • Can traditional college degrees survive without AI integration?

  • Is AI moving faster than governments and schools can respond?

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Core tension:
AI doesn’t eliminate all jobs.
It eliminates tasks — and exposes unprepared systems.

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🌊 Why this episode matters

Davos 2026 revealed four economic shifts already underway:

🔹 The AI Shock Is Real
IMF leadership signaled that advanced economies are already facing structural disruption — not a future risk, but a current one.

🔹 Skilled Trades Are Surging
While white-collar automation accelerates, infrastructure, energy, robotics maintenance, and skilled trades are seeing rising wages and demand.

🔹 AI Literacy Becomes Mandatory
Understanding AI tools may soon matter more than a traditional degree in many entry-level roles.

🔹 The Trust Gap Is Growing
Layoffs across tech giants are widening the credibility gap between leadership optimism and worker reality.

This isn’t theoretical economics.
This is workforce transformation happening in real time.

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🎙️ In this episode

[00:00] Why Davos 2026 changed the AI jobs conversation
[02:50] Kristalina Georgieva’s “tsunami” warning
[05:19] Jensen Huang’s “jobs, jobs, jobs” counterargument
[06:58] The AI productivity revolution
[09:39] Layoffs, unions, and the widening trust gap
[11:51] How individuals should prepare for disruption
[13:48] The opportunities hidden inside the AI shock

📘 Go deeper

🔹 AI jobs shock at Davos 2026: Tsunami or Jobs, Jobs, Jobs?

Davos didn’t just warn about automation.
It exposed the collision between AI acceleration and institutional inertia.

Read the full breakdown:

AI Jobs Shock at Davos 2026: Tsunami or “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”?

Inside the clash between AI job loss fears, six‑figure trade booms, and the race to prepare workers.

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AI didn’t just disrupt jobs at Davos 2026.
It redrew the map of economic power.

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