Will Ai Take My Job?

Introduction: James Kilgarriff

We are joined by James Kilgarriff, an International Executive Coach with BetterUp, who supports senior leaders and professionals worldwide. James brings over forty years of business experience, with a career spanning leadership development, performance coaching, and personal growth. Earlier in his journey, James worked alongside T. Harv Eker, gaining insight into mindset, resilience, and human potential. To those who have worked with him, James is known for his ability to see people clearly, listen deeply, and support them in unlocking their best selves. James does not believe in gurus on a stage telling people how to live. He believes that ordinary people can discover they can do extraordinary things when they are supported with honesty, wisdom, and kindness. It is why he is widely regarded not only as a highly capable coach, but as a genuinely decent human being.

Introduction: Steve Nicholls, Founder of Bizedge.ai and author of The AI Business Opportunity.
Steve works with leaders and mid-sized organisations to help them understand and apply artificial intelligence in a practical, calm, and human-centred way. Steve has spent more than thirty years in international business, including senior roles at organisations such as British Telecom and Ciena, and hands-on experience across Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. His background combines technology, strategy, and real-world implementation, always grounded in how people and teams genuinely work. He believes the future of AI is not about replacing humans, but about elevating them. His approach is grounded, pragmatic, and shaped by his dyslexic ability to see patterns and connections others often miss. Steve helps organisations prepare their people first, so technology enhances capability rather than overwhelming it.

Agenda: Will AI take My Job?
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping the workplace, but the real story is not jobs disappearing overnight. It is jobs evolving. Routine tasks will become faster and more automated, yet the qualities that truly set people apart — judgement, empathy, creativity, integrity, and the ability to build trust — remain uniquely human. The people who thrive in this next phase will not be the ones who try to compete with machines, but those who learn how to use them wisely to amplify their strengths. AI is a tool, not a replacement for purpose, character, or experience.

There is another angle worth recognising. Many of the jobs most at risk from automation are roles that people often describe as repetitive, stressful, or unfulfilling. Study after study shows that a significant percentage of people are unhappy at work, not because they lack ability, but because their jobs give them little room for creativity, contribution, autonomy, or meaning. If AI can remove some of the tasks that feel draining, monotonous, or “soul-destroying,” it may open space for more purposeful, human-centred work. The opportunity here is not to mourn the loss of routine tasks, but to reshape working life so that more people can do work that feels worthwhile and energising.

So the real question is this: if AI takes away the parts of work that drain us, are we ready to step into work that uses the best parts of who we are?