WHAT'S NEXT?: AI will replace 16% of jobs over the next decade. A billion people will enter the job market over the next ten years.
[New] Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei has issued a stark warning, suggesting that traditional software engineering roles could become obsolete within the next 12 months as AI systems increasingly take over coding work.
The Hans India
[New] Banks are pouring billions into AI, and the technology is expected to redefine 44% of the work done there by 2030, according to consulting firm ThoughtLinks.
Business Insider
[New] Forrester reckons that AI and automation could wipe out more than 10 million jobs in the United States by 2030, with administrative, clerical, and junior professional roles sitting closest to the chopping block.
The Register
[New] The NHS in England would need to hire 16,000 more staff to work in cancer services by 2029 to ensure they keep up with rising demand, including 8,300 diagnostic radiographers, 4,600 radiologists and 790 medical and clinical oncologists.
The Guardian
[New] The automation drive will shift workers toward higher-value roles as part of a workforce upskilling initiative.
Yahoo Finance Singapore
[New] The UK government announced a major expansion of its national skills strategy, setting a target to upskill 10 million adults in AI skills and competencies by 2030.
Fladgates Services Limited
[New] By 2030, the most profound impact on workflows and strategy will arise from the collision of three forces: the commercialization of AI, a rapidly evolving talent landscape, and increasingly fragmented geoeconomics.
Educational Technology and Change Journal
[New] Some VCs are even more explicit, with one stating that 2026 will be the year of agents as software expands from making humans more productive to automating work itself, delivering on the human-labor displacement value proposition.
Educational Technology and Change Journal
[New] Companies are pointing explicitly to AI adoption when announcing workforce reductions, and venture capital investors who spend 2025 funding AI companies are now openly predicting that 2026 will be the year of labour displacement.
Educational Technology and Change Journal
[New] In 2026, the competitive edge will go to employers who can integrate AI technologies into their processes and offer flexible employment formats adapted to a person's lifestyle, rather than the other way around.
Morningstar, Inc.
[New] Manufacturers report that the skilled labour shortage is no longer a looming threat; it is the defining constraint on manufacturing operations heading into 2026.
Assembly
[New] After years of disruption-driven investment, manufacturers are entering 2026 with a narrower focus: stabilizing operations, extracting more value from existing assets and managing with fewer skilled workers.
Assembly
[New] Introducing a new unified structure will support the development of the UK's brightest emerging talent by creating closer alignment with riders, management and coaching staff at the top of the senior ranks.
Auto-Cycle Union Ltd (ACU)
[New] The WEF 2026 Report highlights 44% of workers' skills will be disrupted by AI, making AI training and AI certification an important consideration to stay relevant.
https://www.usaii.org/ai-insights/top-emerging-technolo
[New] By 2030, European banks could eliminate more than 200,000 jobs as AI adoption accelerates and physical branches close, cutting about 10% of the workforce across 35 major banks.
VnExpress International
[New] Universal basic income could be a pragmatic solution to addressing AI job displacement, especially given the uncertainties around how many people will lose their job due to AI, and for how long they will be out of work.
Fortune
[New] Accenture's own commitment is to equip more than 10 million people worldwide with job relevant AI and digital skills by 2030.
Accenture Banking Blog
[New] Based on a report by The Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, we see that 25% of mothers return to work within 10 days of giving birth, which will most likely affect their mental health and essential attachment time with their baby.
Voices for Utah Children
[New] In a world that's getting harder to predict, warehousing and logistics operators are rethinking how they manage labour, automation and outsourcing.
SupplyChainBrain
[New] Verified production makes output predictable, costs stable and jobs durable - keeping value and opportunity inside the U.S., instead of exporting them through opaque suppliers overseas.
Technology Solutions That Drive Government
[New] In 2026, organizations will increasingly structure work around skills rather than positions.
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Last updated: 09 February 2026
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