Exposure means that some tasks within an occupation could be affected by AI capabilities. It does not mean the entire job can be automated, that an employer will automate it, or that the people doing it will lose their positions.
The ILO's research emphasizes the difference between changing work and replacing whole jobs. When you see an alarming headline, check what the underlying study actually measured. Then bring the question closer to home: which tasks are involved, and what human input would still be needed?
Further reading
- Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure
International Labour Organization · 2025
Context and limits
How AI may affect tasks within jobs, and why exposure to AI is not the same as a job disappearing.
A global study of occupational exposure. It does not predict your personal job prospects, list vacancies or measure US layoffs.
Sources explain the background. Examples and suggested next steps are TideProof's own guidance.