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He predicts that companies will adopt AI for internal optimization, which will create additional jobs—such as new roles in AI oversight, integration, and specialized development—rather than diminish employment overall. Displacement will occur in some roles, but new opportunities will emerge, especially in small businesses enabled by accessible AI tools.
Gibbs warns that the true challenge isn’t technology’s inability, but rather the time and effort needed for organizations to properly integrate AI into their workflows. Approximately for the next several years, broad-scale adoption will accelerate gradually, not instantaneously.