Since the emergence of virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence (AI), concerns about job losses have intensified. Recently, OpenAI released the GPT-4o language model, which brings AI closer to human interaction. Following this release, a list of professions that chatbots could potentially replace has circulated online.

It turns out that with a 95% probability, GPT-4o could replace the role of a “data entry specialist,” as AI can work “faster, more accurately, tirelessly, and around the clock.” Additionally, roles in telemarketing, customer support, copywriting, rewriting, proofreading, and similar fields also face the risk of job displacement.

However, chatbots are still weak in fields like “creative director” roles. This is because they lack unique creativity, perspectives, and the ability to inspire teams. Similarly, neural networks cannot replace psychotherapists, surgeons, teachers, actors, and firefighters.

Overall, people engaged in practical professions need not worry much at present, as unique skills, abilities, and manual labor remain outside the capabilities of AI.

Since the introduction of AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Google Gemini, concerns about job loss have increased. These fears are not entirely unfounded. Technological companies have laid off thousands of employees in the past six months as they focused more on AI systems. Major IT companies like Meta, Google, Apple, and Amazon have already dismissed thousands of their staff.

According to the Layoff portal, which tracks global technology industry employment, 302 technology companies laid off nearly 90,000 employees in the first half of the year alone. The launch of ChatGPT-5, promising a revolution in AI by the end of 2024, is anticipated. This refers to the concept of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), which means that AI could solve any problem that humans can conceive, bringing it to a level indistinguishable from human intelligence.