6 Unspoken Career Moves That Make You Hard to Replace in an AI World

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How Are You Making Yourself Irreplaceable?

1. If 80% of your job can be done by the computer, you're not going to be safe for long; you're already too late.

You're out, just not quite as far out as the person who's already been fired.
Roles based on doing something are dead.

Fix:

Kill your own work (50%) with AI.
→ Go to owning the problem.

2. Just because you have a job title doesn't mean you'll be safe; ownership is the only thing that will keep you safe.

• Titles don't build value,

• Stakes build value.

Fix:

Tie yourself to:
→ Revenue
→ Expenses
→ Risk

If there are no Stakes for you, then there is no protection.

3. To be really good at only 1 thing means you are most liable to be replaced by a computer.

• Single-skilled jobs are the easiest to automate.

Fix:

Stack or Wait:

→ Domain skill + AI + Communications Skill

If you don't have a stack, you won't have a competitive edge.

4. If you fly under the radar and do your job without being seen or recognized, you will be the first one to go.

• If work is not visible, it doesn't get counted.

• AI offers greater visibility, speed, and clarity of output.

Fix:

Show what you're thinking weekly:
→ What problem did you solve
→ How you solved the problem
→ Why the problem you solved is important

5. If you're not keeping up with the pace of AI's learning (improvements) and you fall behind, you will lose your job.

• A static skill will begin to lose its value very quickly.

Fix:
Daily reps from:
→ Using AI
→ Breaking things
→ Improving fast
The fast way is better than the perfect way.

6. Execution is expensive; it is all about the judgment.

• Computers can do the task.

• Computers cannot make a decision.

Fix:

Train for:
→ Trade-offs
→ Prioritization
→ Decision ownership
Be the decision maker, not the doer.

💡Key Takeaway: 

Don't worry about losing your job to AI… rather, lose it to an individual who can adapt quickly and is better equipped.