[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"exercise-25":3},{"payload":4,"id":7,"user":8,"level":14,"course":15,"activity":16,"activity_slug":17,"title":6,"topic":18,"tone":19,"stats":20,"created":23,"score":24,"is_favorite":25,"public":26,"is_external":25},{"text":5,"title":6},"Reports about the future of work often focus (0) ON one uncomfortable question: how many jobs will disappear because of AI and automation? While new roles may be created, many workers fear that the transition will not be smooth (1) .......... fair.\n\nIn some industries, tasks that used to require a human are already being done by software, and companies adopt these tools (2) .......... they reduce costs. For employees, the problem is not only losing a job, but also the time it takes to retrain. People in mid-career may find it harder to start again, especially (3) .......... they have families to support.\n\nGovernments talk about reskilling programmes, yet funding is often limited and the courses offered are not always linked (4) .......... real vacancies. Meanwhile, firms can move faster than public policy, and the result is that whole communities may be left (5) .......... stable work.\n\nEven those who keep their jobs may feel less secure, as employers can use automation as a reason to freeze wages or cut hours. Unless society prepares (6) .......... this shift, the gap between those who benefit and those who struggle will grow. The question is not (7) .......... change will happen, but how quickly it will arrive—and who will pay the price (8) .......... it.","Jobs and Automation",25,{"id":9,"username":10,"first_name":11,"last_name":12,"image":13},20254,"tcksystems","TCK","Systems LLC","https://api.useofenglish.ai/static/img/users/default-profile-picture.jpg","B2","Reading","Open Cloze","open-cloze","Create an exercise about the number of jobs that will be lost because of AI and automation.","Pessimistic",{"times_played":21,"num_favorites":22},1,0,"2026-02-23T12:47:49",null,false,true]