AI job-worry searches hit new highs in 2026 — except programmers, down 12%
vaitko · reddit · 2026-11-01
Tracking 'will AI replace [job]' searches across 56 jobs on Google Trends, worry rose for nearly every job this year — teachers, doctors and lawyers hit new highs in 2026. Programmers are the exception: early worriers with spikes after ChatGPT and Devin's March 2024 launch, now down 12% year over year. The author's read: two years of daily tool use gave them a clearer sense of what AI can and can't do.
- 'Will AI replace' searches are 2.5x their 2023 level
- 30 of 31 tracked jobs show more worry than a year ago
- Full interactive data at scrollytelling.ai
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