AI could force 11 million US workers into new careers by 2035 - CNN

Research released on Tuesday by McKinsey & Co. estimates that 11 million workers, or about 6.5% of the current labour force, might have to move into entirely different occupations by 2035 as a result of automation and AI adoption. CNN's headline describes the finding as AI potentially forcing 11 million US workers into new careers by 2035. The excerpt presents the 11 million figure as an estimate of workers who might have to change occupations, not as a forecast of job losses. The article attributes the research to McKinsey & Co. and states that it was released on Tuesday.

McKinsey's base estimate, as reported, is that automation could reduce labour demand by 36 million jobs by 2035. The same research estimates that growth in AI-related fields and the broader economy could generate demand for 40 million jobs. The excerpt does not break either figure down by industry, occupation, or region, and does not explain how the two numbers are intended to reconcile with the 11 million workers who might change occupations. It also does not state whether the figures come from a single scenario or a range of scenarios.

The excerpt does not name the authors of the research, describe its methodology, or give the report's title. It does not state how the projections compare with earlier McKinsey estimates of automation's effect on labour demand. Beyond the headline framing of workers being forced into new careers, the excerpt does not indicate what share of the 11 million would be affected by automation specifically rather than by AI adoption, nor what support, if any, the article says might be available to them.