The central change is not the disappearance of whole professions but the breakdown of professions into tasks. Some tasks will move to machines, and human value will shift to connecting, interpreting and exercising judgment under uncertainty.
In Israel the change has particular features:
- High-tech itself is exposed. Development and support roles are among the first to change, and this sector funds a large share of exports and state tax revenue.
- The gap between the center and the periphery may widen. Those close to capital and technology gain first.
- The training system is slower than the change. The gap between the pace of technology and the pace at which institutions adapt is the biggest risk, more than the technology itself.
The right question for a manager is not "how many employees will I replace" but "which decisions in the organization still require human judgment, and who makes them".
Dr. Bella Barda-Bareket addresses this gap in the articles "Work in the Shadow of the Algorithm" and "Overspeed: When Technological Innovation Breaks the Economy".