Whether or not you went to college, work with your hands, or go into the office, many workers have one thing in common: They’re growing more concerned that A.I. is going to take their job.
Nearly one-quarter of U.S. workers (22%) are worried that rapidly advancing technology will soon render their job obsolete, according to a recent Gallup survey that polled 1,000 workers. Fear of tech has grown seven points since 2021, it found, while other concerns have remained mostly flat. Gallup calls the trepidation FOBO, or “fear of becoming obsolete”—a play on FOMO, or fear of missing out.
