AI Will Break Down Millions of Careers Before It Creates More Jobs

A recent Gartner report warns that by 2028, artificial intelligence will likely create more jobs than it eliminates, but not before it "breaks down millions of careers." HR departments must shift to a skills-based approach for hiring and talent management to navigate this transition.

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By 2028, artificial intelligence will likely create more jobs than it eliminates — but not before it will “break down millions of careers,” one Gartner analyst said. In response, HR departments will need to move toward a skills-based approach for hiring and talent management, per a Gartner report.

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The percentage of front-line workers who said they felt their company’s leaders understood their problems, according to a report from Dayforce, a human capital management firm. That number is a substantial decline from 62% who said the same in 2024, and could lead to increasingly complex management problems, the report noted.

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“The real shift will happen when learning and workforce readiness become sustained board-level priorities, rather than budget items that fluctuate with hiring cycles.”

In the HR Dive 2026 Identity of HR survey, employee training jumped as a priority for HR leaders. AI can be partially to thank for this as roles become more complex, experts told HR Dive, but slower hiring and a push toward transformation has also encouraged employers to lean into learning.