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AI replaces tasks, not entire jobs

Published: 13 February 2026

AI is changing the workplace, but it usually doesn’t replace entire jobs. Before laying people off because of ‘AI efficiencies’, employers need a solid plan. “We may or may not overestimate how much AI will affect the world of work, but we’ve figured out that it does not destroys jobs, it destroys tasks,” says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 鶹ýվ Desautels.

“It’s going to be relatively rare that AI can do everything in a job, and as a result, it’s going to be humans who have to make decisions about what they are going to do with the tasks and jobs that remain,” Cohen told Canadian HR Reporter.

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