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Workers Fear AI Replacing Their Careers
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Psychologists report a surge of workers seeking therapy over fears that AI will make their jobs obsolete, according to CNBC and professional surveys in 2025. A July 2025 APA survey found 38% of workers worry AI will obsolete duties, an MIT study estimates 11% of U.S. jobs replaceable, and 55,000 layoffs cited AI in 2025; therapists recommend retraining and grief processing.
Key Points
- 1Report finds surge in workers seeking therapy over fear of professional obsolescence due to AI
- 2Shows measurable labor disruption: APA found 38% worried while MIT estimated 11% of jobs replaceable
- 3Urges practitioners to provide retraining, grief processing, and career inventory to restore worker agency
Scoring Rationale
Well-sourced evidence of broad AI-driven worker anxiety and layoffs, limited novelty beyond documenting emerging survey and layoff figures.
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