Will AI take jobs, what jobs are most at risk, what is the situation in Nepal?
लगानी न्यूज
From Kakarbhitta to California, the same question is: Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take jobs? The obvious answer is that it eats, but it is not AI, people who know AI will take jobs for those who do not know. The real danger for Nepal is not AI — the real danger is to stick to old skills even in the age of AI. For those who make AI a weapon, this is the era of opportunity. For those who keep their eyes closed, this era can become a time of displacement.
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question is not “Does AI take jobs?” The question is, “Am I ready to move forward with AI?” His job writing blog posts, product descriptions, and marketing copy throughout the day was abruptly halved — as companies began using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Cloud, along with his work, his earnings dropped. Earlier, the work of five writers did not reach even two who know AI.
TAG_OPEN_div_92 It’s not just one person’s story, it’s the beginning of an era, the age of AI. Work has become much easier due to AI. The hour-long work will be completed in minutes. The work of five people has been completed by one person. Complex problems can be easily solved. AI has emerged as an epochal technology to make life easier.
What’s going on around the world?
The World Economic Forum estimates that 92 million jobs will be displaced by 2030.TAG_OPEN_div_88 According to the 2025 Future of Jobs report, 41 percent of employers worldwide plan to reduce their workforce over the next five years due to AI automation. They won’t wait five years because change is already happening.
In the first six months of 2025, 77,999 tech-related jobs were lost.TAG_OPEN_div_86 According to Goldman Sachs, AI could affect 300 million jobs worldwide, which is 9.1% of the world’s total employment.
Which jobs are most at risk?
According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania÷OpenAI, highly educated whitetail jobs, who earn up to $80,000 a year, are the most vulnerable to automation.TAG_OPEN_div_82 The increasing use of AI will put repetitive and rule-based jobs at risk. Jobs in data entry, call center, customer service, content writing, translation, repetitive work in the industry, graphic design, software programming, and accounting will be at risk.
According to a study, 54 percent of banking jobs have a high probability of AI automation.TAG_OPEN_div_80 Paralegals in the legal sector are expected to face 80 per cent of the risk by 2026. Medical transcription has been automated in the health sector. Bloomberg’s research says AI can replace 53 percent of the functions of a market research analyst and 67 percent of a sales rep. According to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, AI is now taking over half of the company’s work. As a result, he has reduced more than four thousand customer service employees. The company has replaced hundreds of HR roles with AI chatbots.
Since the beginning of 2025, unemployment among 20- to 30-year-olds working in AI-affected sectors has risen by nearly three percentage points.TAG_OPEN_div_78 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has made a dire prediction that AI could eliminate half of entry-level intellectuals within five years.
AI increases jobs
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This aspect also needs to be looked at for an TAG_OPEN_div_74 unbiased analysis. According to experts, the number of jobs created will be more than the number of jobs lost due to AI. The World Economic Forum estimates that 92 million jobs will be displaced by 2030, but 170 million new jobs will be created by AI. There could be a net increase of 78 million jobs in the world, which means that the market impact of AI could be positive overall. Demand for AI engineer roles is growing by more than 140 percent.
{{TAG_OPEN_strong_51}Author: Lilaraj Bhattarai
The Industrial Revolution displaced the mill workers, but it also created more industries and more jobs. In the 1970s, when the computer revolution displaced a lot of jobs, we saw that more jobs were created. In the space of 30 years, computers have become a part of daily life. By 2027, India alone is projected to create 23 lakh new AI-related jobs. Therefore, the AI revolution is also going to increase more than job displacement.
According to a study, professionals with AI skills are paid up to 56 percent more than peers who don’t have skills in the same role.TAG_OPEN_div_69 This data sends a clear message that learning AI is more beneficial than trying to fight AI. A unique opportunity has opened up for Nepali freelancers, a developer in Biratnagar or a digital marketer in Pokhara with the right tools can compete for higher remuneration in the US or Europe and bring foreign currency to Nepal.
What is the status of
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This question touches Nepal in a different way. Since our economy is based on agriculture, tourism and remittances, the direct threat may not be felt immediately, but the indirect impact will be profound. More than 60% of Nepal’s workers are in agriculture or manual work, which limits the AI-induced risk immediately. But without strong digital skills and capabilities, Nepal could fall behind in the high-value global economy.
In Nepal, full-time regular jobs have declined sharply, while outsourced and contract jobs have increased significantly.TAG_OPEN_div_63 Nepal’s BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) sector is particularly sensitive. Nepal’s economy relies heavily on the service sector, BOP, and administrative roles—these sectors are best suited for automation.
The government of Nepal has declared the year 2024-2034 as the decade of information technology.TAG_OPEN_div_61 It aims to create 1.5 million new tech jobs and export IT services worth Rs 30 trillion within a decade. It’s an ambitious goal, but it needs to see AI as an opportunity, not a challenge.
What is the government doing?
The Government of TAG_OPEN_div_57 Nepal has officially approved the National AI Policy 2082. This is a significant milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey, albeit belatedly. The policy envisions the strategic integration of AI in healthcare, education, agriculture, and public administration. The government of Nepal has implemented a new policy related to AI with the goal of preparing at least five thousand workforce in the field of AI within five years. The policy envisages setting up an AI Regulatory Council in Nepal to guide the research, development, and deployment of AI in line with international foundational principles and practices.
With the commitment to utilize AI to the maximum use of AI in the economic and social sectors, the policy aims to upgrade Nepal’s position to the top 5 TAG_OPEN_div_55 0th position in the global AI Readiness Index. The policy also calls for setting up mechanisms to manage potential job losses due to AI and address its social and economic consequences. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that AI will provide both opportunities and challenges to Nepal’s development. The UNDP stresses that AI needs to be developed in a way that is human-centric, more efficient than automated. Overall, it can be said that AI creates more jobs than ever before. It eliminates repetitive, mechanical tasks, but it cannot replace human creativity, empathy, and complex decision-making. –Lilaraj Bhattarai
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