What young workers are doing to AI-proof themselves
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WALL STREET JOURNAL — Jackson Curtis planned to spend his career in insurance, where he’s worked the last 3½ years. Instead, the 28-year-old is now pursuing an abrupt shift: becoming a full-time firefighter.
Curtis, who lives outside Tacoma, Wash., fears that artificial intelligence is coming for his office job, which mostly involves data entry. And he thinks rising up the career ladder would still leave him vulnerable.
“Even if they can come up with a way to utilize AI to fight fires, people are always going to want that empathy from an actual human who actually cares during a moment of crisis,” Curtis said.
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