Jobs Crisis
Jobs Crisis: People must pay attention to AI changes. What happens in the United States will spread to other countries. AI will affect jobs everywhere.
Meta Job Cuts
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, announced job cuts in May. It cut about 10 percent of its workforce. Around 8,000 employees lost their jobs. Many workers believed their jobs were safe, but they lost them suddenly.
Meta said it reduced jobs to cut costs. It also said it needed money for AI systems and data centres. These centres use large amounts of energy and space. They support AI operations. The company will still spend huge amounts on AI in the coming years. The job cuts save only a small part of this cost.
AI Job Risk
AI replaced many of these jobs. Meta already used AI tools to monitor employees. These tools tracked work activity and collected data. AI also learned from this data. In many cases, AI already performed similar tasks.
Tech workers now face job risk. Earlier, they believed their jobs were secure. Many software engineers in the US and India trusted strong demand for their skills. They expected long-term job safety.
AI and Tech Jobs
AI has changed this situation. Tools now write code and perform technical tasks. This reduces demand for human programmers in some roles. AI will not remove all jobs, but it will change many roles.
Tech workers did not form strong unions. Other workers, like pilots, protect jobs through unions. Tech workers relied on market demand.
AI and Future Work
AI is changing work patterns. It replaces some jobs and changes others. Leaders like Mark Zuckerberg say AI will shape the future of work. Humans will not always remain the main workforce in many areas.
The United States also changed its immigration policies. It reduced hiring of foreign tech workers. Companies expect smaller workforces in the future due to AI.
AI and Global Change
AI needs large infrastructure. Companies build huge data centres. These centres use large amounts of electricity and water. This raises environmental concerns.
Changes in the United States spread globally. Pakistan and other countries must prepare. Work, skills, and jobs will change in the future.
Published in Dawn, 30th May 2026
