Saw that Seedance 2.0 menace that has given nightmares to all the big-shot studios out in the market? Well, that’s where AI has come in a short span of time and its scary for those in the industry. And even if we keep the creative aspects aside, AI is wreaking havoc for people in white-collar jobs, mass layoffs here, job cuts there, total chaos. But the bigger question still remains unanswered to an extent – Will AI replace white collar jobs? And if yes, then how soon? On that note, let’s cut all the fluff and jump straight to the fact related to the same.
Will AI Replace White Collar Jobs By 2026 End?
Most of the experts from the tech industry, including Microsoft AI Chief Mustafa Suleyman, are playing the same track that yes, AI is going to end White Collar Jobs. According to the statements and predictions around them, the majority of screen-based knowledge work could be automated within the next 12 to 18 months, which is somewhere around early to mid 2027, and the effect of the same will be visible by the end of 2026. Some level of impact is already visible in the industry with professions like writing, analysing, administration, call centres, and more, being affected by AI integration.
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman Says AI Will Replace White Collar Jobs In Less Than A Year
Full List Of White Collar Jobs That Are At Risk
Microsoft shared a list of jobs that are at a high risk to be replaced by artificial intelligence models in the end of 2025. Here is the full list:
Writers and Authors
Customer Service Representatives
CNC Tool Programmers
Telephone Operators
Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
Brokerage Clerks
Farm and Home Management Educators
Telemarketers
Concierges
Political Scientists
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Mathematicians
Technical Writers
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Hosts and Hostesses
Editors
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Relations Specialists
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Advertising Sales Agents
New Accounts Clerks
Statistical Assistants
Counter and Rental Clerks
Data Scientists
Personal Financial Advisors
Archivists
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Web Developers
Management Analysts
Geographers
Models
Market Research Analysts
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Switchboard Operators
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Interpreters and Translators
Historians
Passenger Attendants
Sales Representatives of Services
Is The List Or The Prediction 100 Percent Accurate?
No, nothing is accurate and that too by 100 percent. Now, we cannot deny that AI is going to take a lot of jobs. But most of these are just roles that can be automated quickly. If you are someone who has a skillset that makes you stand out of the crowd, then you are at low risk. And yes, if you are in a job where you have to communicate or manage high ticket clients, then also you are safe. But rehashing news copies or taking help of GPT to crack a single ad copy or solving problems that require no expertise is your full time job, then AI is definitely coming for it.
