What is the automation potential of your work? You first need to break down ‘the job’ into tasks and figure out how much AI can do that task. Part of the reason why I am against skills based hiring is because it necessarily follows this reductionist pattern, and as it currently stands, is an accelerant to full automation. This is a drum I will be banging somewhat louder in 2026, but in the meantime, have a look at McKinsey’s state of the 2025 in 10 cool visualisations.
