Which skills are being automated away vs. which are exploding in demand
Skills being automated or eliminated
Skills with explosive growth
Why: AI chatbots (ChatGPT, Claude) replacing tier 1-2 support
Why: OCR, automated form processing, RPA tools
Why: GPT-4, Claude for first drafts, social media content
Why: AI code gen (v0, Cursor), no-code tools (Webflow)
Why: Automated testing frameworks, AI test generation
Why: GPT-4, DeepL, real-time translation improving
Why: LinkedIn AI, automated resume screening
Still core, but AI assists with boilerplate
AI helps with mockups, but strategy unchanged
Relationship-driven, harder to automate