Society for Human Resource Management on AI will create a permanent underclass

Society for Human Resource Management

Professional association for HR professionals and publisher of workplace research

AI’s organizational impact is 5.7 times more likely to shift job responsibilities and three times more likely to create new roles than to displace jobs.

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Society for Human Resource Management, “The State of AI in HR 2026,” 2026.

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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AI Verified SHRM reports AI is far more likely to shift responsibilities or create roles than displace jobs, supporting opposition to a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer “against” matches SHRM’s finding that AI more often shifts roles or creates them than displaces jobs. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified SHRM's 2026 report contains this wording verbatim as its workplace finding. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

AI adoption has led to slight job displacement (cited by 7%), some new jobs or roles (24%), shifts in workers' job responsibilities (39%), and frequent upskilling or reskilling opportunities for employees (57%).

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