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For today's undergraduates, the impact of artificial intelligence on the jobs market means massive job uncertainty. So how should young people prepare themselves for the unknown unknowns of a career in the age of AI?
"The uncertainty will be overwhelming for a fraction of them, but I think for a fraction of them they will look back in 10 years and say this was a period of such great opportunity," says Arun Sundararajan, a professor of entrepreneurship, technology operations and statistics at New York University's Stern School of Business.
This episode was co-produced with China's CGTN and co-hosted by Xin Guan, CGTN anchor and chief business news editor.
Related podcasts:
AI's real impact on jobs - what it means for you, your company and future generations: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-jobs-education-cognizant/
The scientific advances ready to change the world: the Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/top-10-emerging-tech-2026/
AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/carl-benedikt-frey-ai-work-jobs-economics/
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As an astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti knows a lot about leadership and teamwork.
She spoke to our sister podcast Meet the Leader at the Annual Meeting in Davos in January. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI_7QcZy5A8 and find a transcript and more information here: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/samantha-cristoforetti-esa-teamwork-leadership/
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Artificial intelligence is already having an impact on the way most of us work - but it's still early days and it's hard to predict exactly which jobs will disappear completely, what new ones will be created, and when and where this will happen.
It's a subject that's important to all of us - so Radio Davos spoke to the head of an AI services firm, Ravi Kumar of Cognizant, and to the head of the World Economic Forum's Centre for the New Economy and Society, Saadia Zahidi. Both have unique insights into the impact of AI on the economy, on employment, and the implications for education and training.
Links:
Centre for New Economy and Society: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-new-economy-and-society/home
World Economic Forum: Artificial Intelligence: https://www.weforum.org/stories/artificial-intelligence/
New Economy Skills: Building AI, Data and Digital Capabilities for Growth: https://www.weforum.org/publications/new-economy-skills-building-ai-data-and-digital-capabilities-for-growth/
Jobs and skills transformation: What to know at Davos 2026: https://www.weforum.org/stories/jobs-and-the-future-of-work/davos-here-s-what-to-know-about-jobs-and-skills-transformation/
Related episodes:
AI and Jobs Series: What's Next for Entry Level Workers: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-jobs-entry-level-workers-pwc-peter-brown/
AI and Jobs Series: Upskilling's 'Messy Middle' and Fixing the Skills Mismatch: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/jobs-skills-mismatch-future-maria-flynn/
AI and Jobs Series: What tasks can humans stop doing? One HR lead weighs in: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/ai-jobs-what-tasks-human-stop-progyny/
5 top leaders share career advice for grads - and anyone navigating change: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/leaders-advice-grads-ai-navigating-change/
AI may spark a new era of progress, but that depends on more than just the tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/carl-benedikt-frey-ai-work-jobs-economics/
The day after AGI: Two 'rock stars' of AI on what it will mean for humanity: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-agi-dario-amodei-demis-hassabis/
From 'US innovates, China imitates' to 'Opportunity 2.0' - lessons from Summer Davos: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/strategic-intelligence-amnc26-debrief-china-innovation/
AI can lie, hack and blackmail: Yoshua Bengio on how to tame the "baby tiger" of tech: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/yoshua-bengio-honest-ai/
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Workslop – low-quality work produced through poor human-AI collaboration – is wasting time, slowing teams down and limiting the productivity gains leaders expect from AI. But the problem isn't always the technology – it's often a signal to leaders that teams need more support.
Alexi Robichaux, CEO of digital learning platform BetterUp, says AI can amplify both good and bad leadership standards and leaders need to define what excellent work looks like before AI is deployed.
This episode was first published on Radio Davos's sister podcast Meet the Leader.
You can watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTAbIqqAf4Y&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weforum.org%2F and find a transcript and more information here:  https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/meet-the-leader/episodes/alexi-robichaux-ai-workslop-leadership-coaching/
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China is a partner and rival to many countries around the world. But what should we know about this country that is central to the global economy and is playing an ever greater role in geopolitics?
On this joint episode of Radio Davos and Asian Insider, a podcast from the Singapore-based Straits Times, we speak to Qian Liu, whose company Wusawa helps advise companies understand China.
Co-hosted by Ravi Velloor of Asian Insider: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider-podcast

Produced and edited by: Editing - Seamus Hart, Louie Carroll. Studio production: Gareth Nolan.
This was recorded at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026. Catch up on that at wef.ch/amnc26 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC26.
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Related podcasts:
From 'US innovates, China imitates' to 'Opportunity 2.0' - lessons from Summer Davos: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/strategic-intelligence-amnc26-debrief-china-innovation/
The Hormuz shock, AI and China: the state of global energy, with Jason Bordoff: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-energy-china-hormuz-oil-gas-renewables-bordoff/
AMNC26: What just happened at the Summer Davos?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/amnc26-what-just-happened-summer-davos/
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