According to tech executives speaking at the **World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026** in Davos (running till January 22, 2026), **Artificial Intelligence** will not completely eliminate human jobs, but will improve and reshape work by automating specific tasks.
In a session titled “The Intelligent Co-Worker,” panelists emphasized the role of AI as a collaboration tool, not a complete job taker. **Kian Katanfoorush**, Founder and CEO of Workera, stressed the need to be careful with words: “Personally, I don’t like to call AI an agent or a peer.” He said AI is adept at a variety of tasks but cannot outperform humans at “full jobs,” which involve “hundreds of tasks.” Previous predictions of large-scale job losses have so far proved wrong.
**Munjal Shah**, Co-Founder and CEO of Hippocratic AI, predicted a future of “8 billion people and 80 billion AI,” where most systems will enable new use cases and improve the workforce at scale. He cited the example of an AI system that contacted thousands of people for safety guidance during a heat wave, which required layered model checks for reliability.
**Kate Callot**, Founder and CEO of Amini, described AI as a “tool” that lacks input to make value-based decisions or choose the best outcome.
**Christoph Schweizer**, CEO of BCG, acknowledged that interacting with AI may feel like working with a co-worker, but success depends on organizational change: seeing AI as a “CEO problem” and fundamentally changing the way people work, not just adopting tools.
**Enrique Lores**, President and CEO of HP, advocated for striking a balance—avoiding too much demand on AI versus humans. In HP call centers, AI sometimes makes mistakes but overall leads to greater accuracy and better customer satisfaction.
The discussions at Davos 2026 reflected broad themes: AI increases productivity, creates new roles (e.g., LinkedIn data shows 1.3 million AI-related jobs have been added worldwide), and the need for upskilling to mitigate unequal impacts. While some warn about the risks of job losses, the consensus in this panel was towards improving jobs rather than eliminating them, and urged proactively embracing change.
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