Artificial Intelligence and Employment Transformation: A Comparative Study of Threats and Opportunities

Gen Z is particularly focused on artificial intelligence because it is transforming employment norms, professional conduct, and the overall nature of work. This paper studied the most controversial question of AI: 'Whether it is a job killer or a job creator?' From various scholarly research, industry case studies, and international reports, a study was conducted to investigate the effects of AI on job displacement and transformation in various sectors. The perspective of AI as a possible threat underscores worries about job loss, the polarization of skills, and the ethical challenges that arise from the automation of work. While the opportunity perspective emphasises the human-AI collaboration, enhanced capacity, and introduction of new professions. The discussion of this paper reveals that the AI introduction in the business and economy has been neither wholly destructive nor purely beneficial. The study concluded that AI primarily functions as a job transformer; AI is refining the roles rather than eliminating them, and recommends proactive strategies like reskilling and human-centred AI adoption to ensure technological progress, including sustainable employment growth. The conclusion drawn from this paper will add to the discussion of the future of AI and its corresponding effects on employment.