Mo Gawdat, the former chief business officer for Google, predicts that 30% of certain job sectors may disappear by 2028. On Steven Bartlett’s “The Diary Of A CEO,” he urges job seekers to double down on human-centric skills—learn the tools, but build careers a
Mo Gawdat’s message lands bluntly: the AI wave will reshape work so quickly that a chunk of job sectors could simply vanish.
The former chief business officer for Google told Steven Bartlett on an episode of “The Diary Of A CEO” that aired on Sunday that he expects 30% of certain job sectors to be gone by 2028. His answer to the anxiety is less about fear and more about focus. “And my advice to them is learn the tool and focus on human-centric jobs,” Gawdat said.
He described the stress this could cause for people just entering the workforce now—“We have an entire generation that is out of college today that will struggle. unfortunately. ” he said. His prescription is specific: lean into roles that involve direct human connection. “A lot of people can make a living by being a nurse or by being a counselor or by being. you know. anything that connects to humans. ” he added.
Around him, other major tech leaders have been framing similar skills as the hard part for machines. OpenAI president Greg Brockman recently said that “taste” is “a new core skill.” He argued that while AI can create things quickly. judgment is what determines what to keep. Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn said in a May podcast interview that AI still can’t match the work of the company’s artists and designers. and that he won’t let AI erode the quality of his app.
Sales, too, remains stubbornly human in at least one company’s internal calculus. During an earnings call in May. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the company’s engineering head count has stayed “mostly flat” at around 15. 000 employees over the past two years. while it continues adding workers in the sales department. “Because. I think we all realize the one thing that we are doing here with you. selling and communicating. the agents are not exactly doing that. ” Benioff said during the earnings call.
Gawdat’s view goes further than job protection. Even with uncertainty ahead, he told the audience that AI is not the enemy. “AI is not the enemy and can be harnessed to create opportunities,” he said on “The Diary Of A CEO.”
By his logic. success in the next phase of the labor market isn’t just about avoiding automation—it’s about mastering it where it helps. “By definition. the better you are at using an AI to do your job. the more likely you are to be successful. ” Gawdat said. “Learn how to interact with AI. Welcome AI into your hybrid world of work.”.
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So 30% jobs gone by 2028 and we’re just supposed to become nurses?? Sounds like a plan, but I don’t see how people just “switch” overnight.
This guy sounds like he’s saying AI isn’t the enemy but honestly it kind of is when it replaces people. Also “human-centric jobs” like counseling… ok but those schools aren’t just free.
Wait so does this mean Google execs think sales jobs will disappear too? Because the article kinda mentions Salesforce adding sales but then says agents aren’t “doing that” so like… what are they doing then lol
I don’t trust these predictions. “30% of sectors gone” sounds made up until it happens. Next they’ll tell us to learn AI tools and also to be counselors or nurses like everybody has access to training. And if AI is “not the enemy,” why does every company act like it’s reducing headcount? Seems like PR talk to me.