The data reviewed by The Adecco Group does not point to a single wave of job losses caused by artificial intelligence, but rather to the ongoing reshaping of tasks within occupations, the skills required, and how work is organized. According to the On the Threshold: AI, the Future of Work and the Rise of Hybrid Labor Markets report, the current impact is concentrated in the automation or augmentation of certain tasks, while tasks requiring judgment, contextual understanding, and human relationships remain more dependent on workers.
New Opportunities Versus Pressure on Entry-Level Jobs
LinkedIn data cited in the report indicates that between 2023 and 2025, artificial intelligence contributed to the emergence of approximately 1.3 million direct job opportunities and 600,000 indirect opportunities, totaling nearly 1.9 million opportunities. The report also cites an analysis by the European Central Bank indicating that companies that use or invest heavily in artificial intelligence tend to hire more workers.
However, this impact is not distributed evenly. Since generative artificial intelligence tools became widespread, a relative 16% decline has been recorded in the hiring of workers aged between 22 and 25 in fields more exposed to the technology, such as software development and customer service. By contrast, the wage premium associated with possessing artificial intelligence skills reached 56%, according to PwC data cited by the report, while overall wage levels have not yet changed significantly.
Employees’ Readiness Does Not Match Institutional Preparedness
In the Humanity at Work: How to Thrive in the AI Era study, which surveyed 37,500 employees in 31 countries and 21 sectors, 87% of participants said they believed they were capable of adapting to the changes artificial intelligence would bring. Some 81% said they were investing their own time in acquiring new skills, while 83% said they were prepared to take greater responsibility for developing their capabilities in the future.
Nevertheless, institutions appear less prepared. In the The Human Premium: Leadership Beyond the Algorithm study, which surveyed 2,000 executives in 13 countries, 45% of executives expected artificial intelligence to become an integral part of workflows over the next 12 months. However, only 22% expressed a high level of confidence in their institutions’ ability to develop the skills that will be needed in the future, while only 36% believed their companies clearly explain the opportunities artificial intelligence will provide employees.
What Do the Findings Mean in Practice?
Turkey’s results show higher-than-global-average readiness on some indicators. There, 91% of workers said they were capable of adapting to changes related to artificial intelligence, and 87% said they were prepared to take greater responsibility for developing their skills—four percentage points above the global average in both cases. In addition, 79% of workers in Turkey believe their knowledge of artificial intelligence exceeds the training provided by their employers, compared with 71% globally.
The Adecco Group emphasizes that increasing an employee’s productivity through an artificial intelligence tool does not automatically translate into a comparable increase at the company level. For institutions to generate real value, they must redesign workflows, employee roles, decision-making processes, and skills models. This shifts competition from merely possessing artificial intelligence models to the speed at which an organization can be rebuilt around their use.
Four Possible Pathways for the Labor Market
The report presents four scenarios for the coming decade. In the Flourishing Economy scenario, artificial intelligence supports human work and employment remains high, with employees transitioning to tasks involving judgment, creativity, and relationship management. In Capital Rules, automation accelerates and leads to the loss of routine jobs, but easier access to technology helps new companies and business models emerge.
Walled Garden assumes the continuation of hybrid work under the control of a limited number of major platforms, largely preserving employment while restricting worker mobility and entrepreneurship. Meanwhile, Deus Ex Machina describes the most negative scenario, in which technological control is concentrated among a small number of companies and automation replaces a large portion of human work. Based on historical data and current indicators, The Adecco Group considers this scenario less likely than the other alternatives.
certi.news analysis: The core value of these findings is that they shift the discussion from the question, “Will artificial intelligence eliminate jobs?” to a more practical question: Who has the ability to redistribute tasks and develop skills? The figures do not prove that artificial intelligence will create more jobs than it eliminates in every market, but they show that the gains and pressures are distributed unevenly, particularly among workers at the beginning of their careers and companies that have not yet redesigned their operations.