AI Is Creating Jobs FASTER Than It Is Replacing Them.
Published on January 27, 2026
Published on Wealthy Affiliate — a platform for building real online businesses with modern training and AI.
Every week there is another headline about jobs disappearing because of AI.
It is enough to make people feel uneasy, and in many cases from what I am seeing, getting VERY defensive. But there is a quieter shift happening at the same time, and it is going in the opposite direction.
AI is not struggling to be built anymore. It is struggling to be used. That is the gap where the real opportunity sits.
Most businesses already have access to powerful AI tools. What they do not have is clarity on how to use them. For example, what problems AI should be solving for their business, or how to trust the output enough to rely on it day to day.
So the tools sit there under-utilized...and the teams drift back to doing things the OLD, slow and archaic way.
This is a human problem...it has little to do with the technology itself.
People who can bridge that gap, who can take real-world problems and apply AI in a practical, grounded way, are becoming far more valuable than people who can simply explain how AI technology works.
The Opportunity MOST People Are Missing...
A lot of people think the path forward is learning to code or becoming an AI engineer. For a small group, that makes sense. For most, it doesn't make any sense at all.
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The bigger opportunity is not in building AI. It is in translating it for the layperson.
That means understanding what people are already doing, spotting friction, and then showing them how AI can make that work faster, cleaner, or more effective. When you can do that, the technology almost disappears into the background. What people notice is the RESULT.
This is why we are seeing so much demand for roles that sit between the technology and the business. The value is not in complexity. The value is in usefulness.

Why This Should Matter to YOU Right Now?
We are in a moment where ideas matter more than skill alone. AI has levelled the execution side of things. What separates people now is not how fast they can type or how technical they are, but how clearly they can think.
If you can see a problem clearly, AI can help you solve it faster than ever before. But without your proper direction, AI just creates a bunch of noise (and can compound the problem).
This is why so many people feel overwhelmed. They are surrounded by tools that are everywhere, but lack structure.
Irrespective of your niche you are in, there are problems that people are having within that niche. AI can not only help people solve those problems, but it can help you facilitate that process through your knowledge of AI combined with your passion for helping people in that industry.
In our case at Wealthy Affiliate we are using AI and simplifying AI to help solve problems with online business, but this can extend to absolutely any industry.
As time goes on, bigger problems are going to get solved, and more and more people are going to reap the benefits (and revenue) from helping solve these problems.
AI is NOT replacing people who think clearly. It is replacing confusion, friction, and slow execution.
The opportunity is very real, but it belongs to those who stop asking “How does this work?” and start asking “Where does this fit?”
When you understand that shift, you stop chasing the future and start building inside it.
PS. I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic (and share any experiences that you have). Drop your comments below. :)
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