AI at Job Interviews: Is It Time for All of Us to Retrain?

While you’re reading this text, somewhere on the blue planet a robot is already working enthusiastically—and probably taking far fewer smoke breaks than your colleague Petya.

Experts note: machines are quietly but relentlessly pushing people out of jobs, from humble assemblers to long-suffering call center operators. If supermarket cashiers were once the only ones sounding the alarm, now everyone from surgeons to reporters is at risk (yes, the editorial team is already quietly nervous in the face of artificial intelligence capable of writing columns without mistakes or synonyms).

On the honorable list of professions where robots have overtaken us: car assembly, legal document analysis, food delivery, agriculture (tractor driver Uncle Vasya, hold on tight to that wheel!), and even music composition. Interestingly, luxuries such as endless coffee breaks, lunches at someone else’s expense, and philosophical conversations by the water cooler have yet to be programmed into algorithms. For now, humanity still holds a certain monopoly on these fronts.

Still, people do have a trump card—in contrast to chatty bots and silent manipulators, we know how to strike, form unions, and demand a raise. Robots don’t ask for vacations, aren’t afraid of Mondays, and the word “burnout” means nothing to them—yet. Though there’s suspicion: once they master the art of procrastination, evolution will take on new colors. In the meantime, we recommend readers keep a curious eye out: your new colleague with a suspiciously shiny body might already be sitting in your chair.