People love to panic. Every time something new is invented, someone screams, “Oh my God. This will destroy everything!” And now, that loud scream has a new name — artificial intelligence. Everywhere you go, people claim that machines will take over our jobs, our creativity and our power. But here’s the truth: machines don’t destroy humanity, laziness does. Fear does. The refusal to adapt does.
When electricity replaced candles, candle makers cried because they believed their craft was being erased overnight. But that same change created something far bigger: electricians, light bulb manufacturers, electrical engineers, power plant workers and lighting designers.
The world moved from wax and wicks to wires and switches. When cars replaced horses, blacksmiths protested because shoeing horses and building carriages had been their livelihood. But in place of those horses came: mechanics, car manufacturers, tire makers, fuel station owners, truck drivers, road builders and traffic engineers. Every time, people jump to the worst conclusion. Yet here we are, more employed, more advanced and more connected than ever. The world doesn’t collapse when technology rises. It rebuilds itself in a new way.
People want progress without discomfort, success without growth and evolution without effort. They want the world to move forward, as long as their routine stays untouched. But life doesn’t work like that.
Look at history. The internet killed many old, but it also gave birth to new ones. The job market didn’t shrink. It exploded in directions no one predicted.
The same thing will happen now. Artificial intelligence will take over boring, repetitive, soul-killing tasks. But it will create space for more creative, human jobs: storytellers, researchers, ethical reviewers, problem-solvers, innovators. Work won’t disappear; it’ll evolve.
Yumna Zahid Ali
Karach
