AI won’t replace humans

TL;DR; AI will not replace people but will automate repetitive and mechanical tasks, freeing humans to focus on creative and strategic work. Companies that use AI to eliminate low-value tasks and empower employees will be more successful. Leaders should assess whether their processes rely too much on dehumanising work and use AI to improve job quality.

Published on 23 May 2025

Written by Martin Hinshelwood

1 minute read

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AI won’t replace humans. It will replace the work that should never have needed a human.

Copy-pasting data between systems. Processing approval flows. Writing the same report for the fifth time. That’s not where human intelligence belongs.

The companies that thrive will be the ones that let AI take the mechanical and elevate people to do the work only people can do—creative, strategic, empathetic, human work.

If your organisation is panicking about AI taking jobs, maybe the real issue is that it built its success on dehumanising work.

AI is a mirror. What does it reveal about your system of work?

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