A group of very smart people spoke for two hours on AI Agents, their impact, wealth creation, philosophy, consciousness, and I could go on and on. But two hours is a lot of time. Here are the jobs they predict will disappear. Most of these are common sense, and many are far down the path to extinction. We still kept them all for your review, but moved the most important to the top.

• HR Specialist: HR specialists oversee areas like recruiting, interviewing and onboarding.
• Manufacturing workers: Automation and robots are increasingly used in manufacturing.
• Accountants: Software increasingly handles the role of basic accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll.
• Tax preparers: AI algorithms and tax software are becoming more sophisticated.
• Computer Programmer: Generative AI tools are raising questions about whether AI will replace writing-heavy jobs.
• Pricing analysts: AI algorithms are being developed to automate pricing decisions.
• Drivers: Self-driving cars not far away the driving industry will experience a major shakeup.
• Telemarketers: Internet-based marketing is quickly taking over from telemarketers.
• Travel Agents: Online booking platforms have made it easier for people to plan their own trips.
• Cashiers: Self-service checkout machines and automated payment systems are becoming more common.
• Taxi drivers: Self-driving cars are under development and may reduce the need for human drivers.
• Bank tellers: Online and mobile banking are reducing the need for physical bank locations.
• Librarians: Digital libraries are reducing the need to visit physical libraries.
• Newspaper delivery: The popularity of online news sources means that hard copies are being increasingly pushed out of the equation.
• Telephone Operator Switchboard operators were pivotal in connecting telephone calls in the early days of telecommunications.
• Fast food cook: Automation could be imminent in the future.
• Film developers: Most photographers who use camera film process their images themselves in darkrooms.
• Projectionist: With the advent of digital cinema, the role of projectionists has become largely obsolete.
• Referee: Technology like AI-assisted video refereeing is changing how sports games are officiated. * Administrative assistants and legal secretaries: AI and cutting-edge software can easily handle many of the responsibilities.
• Parking enforcement workers: Smart parking systems avoid the need for human parking enforcement officers.
• Watch repair technicians: Cellphones, smartwatches, and other digital devices capable of telling the time are typically more in favor than traditional timepieces.
• Postal service workers: Automated mailing systems, increased digital communications, and tight budgets have all combined to reduce the postal service workforce.
• Typists: As voice recognition and dictation software improves, there’s a good chance those roles will be automated.