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Plan for what work becomes next.

We cut through the noise so you don't have to. What work is getting automated, what becomes more valuable, and what that implies for hiring, upskilling, and role design.

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This week

Where routine work is getting automated, and where judgment becomes the bottleneck.

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What you get every week

A brief you can forward.

  • What is shifting in employer demand (skills and roles).
  • What is becoming automatable in real workflows.
  • Where judgment concentrates next, so you invest in the right capability.

Common questions

Do I need to understand AI?

No. We translate it into workforce language: roles, skills, and decisions.

Is this hype?

We anchor to demand signals and benchmarks, and we call uncertainty when it is there.

What will I get?

A short weekly brief. No spam. Unsubscribe any time.

How to use this

Start with roles.

Pick a role family. Identify the skills it depends on. Then look for the adjacent skills that increase in value as routine tasks get automated.

What we mean by AI capability

A task software can do reliably today.

Not demos. Not hype. Just whether a modern tool can handle the task well enough to run inside a real workflow.

What the crossover is

Where work shifts from people to software.

Higher overlap means more of the work is becoming automatable. The opportunity line shows the human work that concentrates next.

Skills employers are hiring for
Demand signals (not AI-specific)
1.AI Literacy
+92%
67,400 postingsrising
2.Analytical Thinking
+34%
52,100 postingsrising
3.Adaptability & Resilience
+28%
48,200 postingsrising
4.Creative & Innovative Thinking
+26%
41,800 postingsrising
5.Stakeholder Management
+24%
38,500 postingsrising
6.Conflict Mitigation
+22%
35,200 postingsrising
7.Public Speaking & Presence
+19%
31,200 postingsrising
8.Empathy & Social Influence
+14%
29,800 postingsrising
9.Process Optimisation
+18%
28,900 postingsshifting
10.LLM Development & Application
+142%
44,600 postingsshifting
11.Cybersecurity & Networks
+21%
37,800 postingsrising
12.Go-to-Market Strategy
+16%
26,300 postingsrising
13.Risk Assessment
+15%
22,100 postingsrising
14.Routine Data Processing
-22%
12,100 postingsat risk
15.Basic Cognitive & Clerical
-18%
19,400 postingsat risk
Work AI can do reliably today
Benchmarks and real deployments
1.Code Generation
81
x
Claude Opus 4.6Exceeds+3
2.Computer Operation
75
x
GPT-5.4Exceeds+75
3.Scientific Reasoning
94
x
Gemini 3.1 ProAt Parity+4
4.Knowledge & QA
90
x
Gemini 3 ProAt Parity+2
5.Code Completion
95
x
Claude Sonnet 4.6Exceeds+1
6.Research & Synthesis
83
x
Gemini 3.1 ProApproaching+6
7.Mathematical Reasoning
100
x
GPT-5.2Exceeds+0
8.Abstract Reasoning
77
x
Gemini 3.1 ProApproaching+8
9.Video Generation
72
x
Sora 2 / Veo 3.1Approaching+10
10.Image Generation
85
x
Midjourney v7Approaching+3
11.Content Writing
82
x
Claude Opus 4.6Approaching+5
12.Customer Support
78
x
Claude Sonnet 4.6Approaching+4
13.Strategic Planning
58
x
Claude Opus 4.6Below+7
14.Negotiation
41
x
GPT-5.4Below+3
15.Empathetic Counselling
18
x
N/ABelow+2
Where work is shifting
automation pressure + adjacent human value
Routine Data Processing→Computer Operation
Holding steady~3mo
x
88%

↗ Opportunity

Data Quality Governance & Exception Handling

Basic Cognitive & Clerical→Knowledge & QA
Holding steady~6mo
x
82%

↗ Opportunity

Judgement-Heavy Decision Making

LLM Development & Application→Code Generation
Holding steady~12mo
x
71%

↗ Opportunity

AI Systems Architecture & Orchestration

Process Optimisation→Research & Synthesis
Holding steady~18mo
x
58%

↗ Opportunity

Cross-Functional Change Design

Risk Assessment→Scientific Reasoning
Holding steady~24mo
x
45%

↗ Opportunity

Ambiguity Navigation & Bet Framing

Go-to-Market Strategy→Content Writing
Holding steadyNo ETA
x
35%

↗ Opportunity

Market Intuition & Relationship Strategy

Analytical Thinking→Mathematical Reasoning
Holding steadyNo ETA
x
42%

↗ Opportunity

Problem Framing & Stakeholder Translation

Stakeholder Management→Customer Support
Holding steadyNo ETA
x
25%

↗ Opportunity

Trust Architecture & Coalition Building

Empathy & Social Influence→Empathetic Counselling
Holding steadyNo ETA
x
12%

↗ Opportunity

Deepening — Human-Only Advantage

Creative & Innovative Thinking→Image Generation
Holding steadyNo ETA
x
38%

↗ Opportunity

Creative Direction & Taste Curation

The opportunity

Invest where judgment concentrates.

As routine tasks get automated, value moves toward judgment, exception handling, stakeholder work, and orchestration. This view helps you spot it early.

The insight

One frame for HR and Tech.

Your business will get pressure from two directions: hiring demand and automation. This puts them in one view so you can make coherent choices.

The risk of waiting

You train for last year’s jobs.

If you wait for perfect certainty, the market will move first. This is a weekly radar, so your plans stay aligned with what is actually changing.

For leaders accountable for workforce outcomes: headcount, productivity, and capability.

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