AI-related job postings are up 50% year on year. But the broader job market? Flat.
That’s one of the striking data points that Peter Bithos, chief commercial officer of Seek, drops in this week’s episode as we unpack what AI is doing to jobs across Asia.
We get into the emerging K-shaped talent divide: why AI-skilled workers are pulling ahead, why junior white-collar roles are starting to crack, and why Southeast Asia’s BPO industry may be facing its biggest disruption in decades.
Peter also explains why many tech layoffs today are more “performative” than productivity-driven, what Amazon’s vibe-coding fiasco reveals about the gap between AI hype and enterprise reality, and why the entire process of applying for jobs could disappear within the next 36 months.
Plus: practical advice for employees, recent grads, hiring managers, and anyone trying to stay relevant as the rules of work start to change.
If you work for a living, this episode will hit close to home: Spotify | YouTube | Apple Podcasts.
Timestamps
00:00 – AI job demand is up 50% year on year
01:02 – Intro: AI and the future of jobs
06:15 – The split-screen AI economy
16:12 – Winners and losers in the AI talent war
19:21 – Vulnerability of Southeast Asia’s BPO sector
22:21 – Physical AI, robots, and disruption in manufacturing
27:33 – Why job hunting is fundamentally broken
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