Lesson 390 of 1234
Your Future Job Probably Does Not Exist Yet
Many of the jobs in 2040 (when you grow up) do not exist today. AI is creating new ones constantly. Stay flexible.
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- 1The big idea
- 2future jobs
- 3career flexibility
- 4adaptation
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Section 1
The big idea
When your parents were kids, 'YouTuber' and 'app developer' did not exist. By the time you are working, jobs we cannot imagine will be normal. AI is speeding this up.
Some examples
- Apps did not exist before 2008. Now millions work on them.
- Influencers as a job is barely 15 years old.
- AI prompt engineer is a real job that did not exist 5 years ago.
- By 2040, jobs no one is even guessing about will be common.
Try it!
Talk to a parent or grandparent: what jobs that you have now did not exist when you were a kid? Notice how much has changed.
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