AI To Eliminate Millions of Jobs in Spain

Francisco Rodríguez stated that AI could impact up to 3.5 million jobs in a worst-case scenario. Rodríguez noted that the scale of job creation in these scenarios is. Analyst Francisco Rodríguez noted that even if 2 million to 2.2 million jobs are destroyed, approximately 1.6 million to 1.7 million could be generated, resulting in a net loss of 400,000 jobs. The scale of potential job creation and destruction is described as causing vertigo. The situation is described as a perfect storm where the world has changed but public institutions have not yet adapted. Discussions involve policy responses from the United Nations, Brussels, and the Spanish government. One financial entity reportedly laid off approximately 13,000 employees globally to replace them with AI systems. The shift is expected to affect professions such as telecommunications engineers. There is a potential shift toward manual trades like electricians, plumbers, blacksmiths, carpenters, and locksmiths that AI cannot perform. The source noted uncertainty regarding how workers can utilize AI to protect their positions. A report by FUNCAS, the Foundation of Savings Banks, estimates that artificial intelligence will eliminate between 1.7 and 2.3 million jobs in Spain over the next decade. The report also indicates that one in five companies with 10 or more employees were already using at least one AI tool in the first quarter of 2025.