Gonzalo Bernardos, on the impact of AI on work: "Those who do administrative tasks can now look for another job"

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the labor market and could lead to the disappearance of many jobs in the coming years. This is warned by economist Gonzalo Bernardos, who believes that workers who perform routine and automatable functions will be some of the main affected by this technology.

During his participation in the Artificial Intelligence podcast, presented by Jon Hernández, Bernardos issues a forceful warning about the future of certain professions. "He who is an accountant may already be looking for another job, he who does repetitive administrative tasks may already be looking for another job," he maintains.

The economist explains that, unlike previous technological revolutions that affected industrial workers, AI will have an impact on office jobs. "Now they are going to affect white collar workers," he points out, although he clarifies that this transformation will not affect all professionals equally and highlights that the most affected will be those whose functions can be assumed by automated systems.

Among the most exposed professions, Bernardos also places translators. Advances in automatic translation systems seriously threaten their future employment, to the point of ensuring that the job of translator "has no future." Therefore, he believes that they will have to adapt a lot and look for new job opportunities.

However, he does not consider that the arrival of AI should be interpreted as a threat in itself, since it will increase productivity, reduce errors and free workers from the most monotonous tasks to dedicate more time to activities that require supervision, analysis and decision making. "It is absolutely essential that AI works for you much more than you were working," he points out.