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245 | AI Tsunami warning! 11 % of jobs replaceable today, CEOs admit 20 % staff over-capacity, Claude 4.5 outcodes humans, Harvard’s PopEVE cracks rare genes and more AI news for the week ending on Nov 28, 2025

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Nov 29, 2025
AI is reshaping the job market, with studies revealing over 11% of U.S. tasks are replaceable now. This disruption is hidden, and while productivity rises, daily AI adoption remains low. CEOs face a dilemma with 10–20% overcapacity in teams, all while entry-level positions plummet. Notably, Anthropic's Claude 4.5 significantly speeds task completion, and Harvard's POP-EVE makes strides in diagnosing rare genetic disorders. Businesses must reimagine work to integrate AI effectively amid this impending wave of change.
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INSIGHT

Hidden Scale Of Today's AI Job Exposure

  • MIT and Oak Ridge simulate 151M U.S. workers and 32,000 skills to map AI exposure across jobs.
  • They estimate current AI can replace 11.7% of tasks, equating to about $1.2T in annual wages.
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The Iceberg Index: Most Risk Is Hidden

  • The study coins the 'iceberg index' to show visible disruption is only 2.2% of wage exposure.
  • Most risk lies below the surface across white-collar roles like HR, finance, and logistics.
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Small Daily Adoption, Huge Productivity Gains

  • PwC finds only 14% of global workers use GenAI daily, yet daily users report a 92% productivity boost.
  • Executives feel far more positive and supported than non-managers about AI's career impact.
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