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AI Productivity Surge Raises Job Risks as OpenAI Names 44 Vulnerable Roles

Fresh analyses warn of growth without broad hiring, with Gen Z facing the hardest path into work.

Overview

  • OpenAI’s new evaluation lists 44 occupations at high task-level risk, finding advanced models outperform humans across many real-world tasks in sectors such as retail, sales, editing and software development.
  • Goldman Sachs forecasts sustained GDP gains driven by AI-enabled productivity but weak job creation, cautioning that entry-level roles are thinning and that Gen Z will bear outsized barriers to getting hired.
  • Mexico-focused and global surveys show workers have raced ahead of employers, with nine in ten employees using AI tools but only a minority of firms integrating them effectively, creating Shadow AI and security risks.
  • MIT’s 2025 “GenAI Divide” report finds most companies stuck in pilots with little measurable ROI, as only about 5% move deployments into production and capture tangible business value.
  • Marketing illustrates the split-screen reality: spending and ROI are rising with hybrid human+AI models and new roles like AI creative producers and prompt designers, yet experts urge clearer strategy, governance and reskilling to avoid wasted investments.