Jobs in UAE: Entry level roles set to be wiped out by AI, automation and ChatGPT

Jobs in UAE: Entry level roles set to be wiped out by AI, automation and ChatGPT

With millions of jobs already at stake worldwide as companies increasingly embrace automation and artificial intelligence (AI), the technology and recruitment specialists in the UAE say that almost all entry-level jobs will be taken over by the new-age technology.

With the advent of ChatGPT and other similar apps, analysts see the process of AI taking over certain roles is expediting. According to Goldman Sachs’ latest report, around 300 million full-time jobs could be converted into automation by AI globally. For example, ChatGPT surpassed 1 million users in just five days, the fastest that any company has ever reached this benchmark.

According to a recently-released survey, more than half – 55 per cent – of UAE employees fear losing their jobs to AI and robots over the next decade. Based on a survey of 1,000 UAE residents, the YouGov and duke+mir survey revealed that people aged below 25 are more concerned about AI and bots taking over their jobs.

Hence, employees in the UAE, where companies are embracing AI at a break-neck pace, are left with no option but to upskill and upgrade themselves to stay relevant in the job market.

According to Shalini Verma, CEO, Pivot Technologies, automation is already underway for manual repetitive