AI Career Research Library
Curated summaries of peer-reviewed AI employment research from ILO, OECD, Anthropic, and leading institutions. Data-driven career insights.
Will AI replace your job? The answer depends on which research you read — and how you interpret it. We track the most important studies on AI and employment from organizations like the International Labour Organization (ILO), the OECD, Anthropic, the World Economic Forum (WEF), and leading universities. Each summary breaks down the key findings, explains what they mean for your career, and highlights the data points that matter most. Whether you work in tech, healthcare, finance, education, or trades — these studies cover the occupations and industries where AI is changing work the fastest.
Anthropic Economic Index — How Claude Is Actually Used Across Industries
Anthropic
Summary of Anthropic's 2025 research analyzing real-world Claude usage patterns across industries and occupations, revealing where AI is augmenting vs automating work.
Read summary →Crashing Waves vs Rising Tides — AI Automation Findings from 17,000+ Worker Evaluations
Crashing Waves vs Rising Tides: Preliminary Findings on AI Automation from Thousands of Worker Evaluations of Labor Market Tasks
Summary of preliminary findings from a large-scale worker self-assessment study showing AI automation is a rising tide affecting 80-95% of work tasks by 2029, not a sudden wave hitting select occupations.
Read summary →ILO: Generative AI and Jobs — Global Impact Analysis and Key Findings
International Labour Organization
Summary of the ILO's landmark 2024 study on how generative AI will affect jobs across occupations globally, with emphasis on developing vs developed economies.
Read summary →Karger et al. — What Economists and Superforecasters Predict About AI and Jobs
Karger et al. — AI Economic Impact Survey
Summary of a survey of 69 economists and 38 superforecasters on AI's economic impact, showing GDP growth alongside significant job displacement and divergent expert views.
Read summary →McKinsey Global Institute — Enterprise AI Adoption and Economic Impact 2025
McKinsey Global Institute
Summary of McKinsey's 2025 survey on enterprise AI adoption, showing 72% of companies using AI in at least one function with significant cost reductions but only 11% achieving scale deployment.
Read summary →OECD: AI and the Labour Market — Automation Risk Across Member Countries
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Summary of the OECD's automation risk framework analyzing AI impact on employment across 38 member countries, with occupation-level exposure scores.
Read summary →OpenAI's Policy Paper — Industrial Policy for the Intelligence Age
OpenAI
Summary of OpenAI's 13-page policy paper acknowledging AI will disrupt jobs at unprecedented speed and scale, proposing public wealth funds, universal basic compute, and large-scale retraining programs.
Read summary →World Economic Forum — The Future of Jobs Report 2025
World Economic Forum
Summary of the WEF's 2025 employer survey covering 1,000+ companies worldwide, projecting 23% of jobs will change by 2030 with data entry and bookkeeping declining fastest.
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