AI Literacy Rises as 85% of U.S. Workers Face Job Shift

"Artificial intelligence is transforming not only the jobs people hold, but also the skills they rely on to do them. New data from LinkedIn shows that 85 percent of U.S. professionals could see at least a quarter of their skills affected by AI. In other words, a significant portion of workers' expertise may need to evolve to keep pace. As a reflection of this shift, the most in-demand skill over the past year, unsurprisingly, has been AI literacy."

"We're already seeing fields such as marketing, human resources, engineering, arts and design, and media and communications disrupted because of AI. Still, when you dive deeper, these are the specific jobs that are poised to be reshaped by the technology: Writer and editor Software engineer Data analyst Videographer Librarian Web designer Marketing strategist Accountant Photographer Translator However, it's essential to know that AI won't affect all roles the same."

AI is changing both jobs and the skills required to perform them, with 85 percent of U.S. professionals likely to see at least a quarter of their skills affected. AI literacy has become the most in-demand skill over the past year. Roles across marketing, human resources, engineering, arts and design, and media and communications are being disrupted. Specific occupations poised to be reshaped include writers and editors, software engineers, data analysts, videographers, librarians, web designers, marketing strategists, accountants, photographers, and translators. Jobs requiring physical presence or human-to-human interaction appear less affected. Nearly half of professionals worldwide report stress about the speed of expected AI adoption, and posts about feeling overwhelmed rose 82 percent year-over-year.

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