Technological progress, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, is breaking down the old economic model that tied individual effort to secure, long-term work. Meanwhile, traditional full-time employment is giving way to precarious, mobile phone app-based work where benefits, career progression and long-term stability do not exist. And as machines displace both manual and cognitive labour, what kinds of roles, if any, can be considered future proof? FreelancingWith stable employment increasingly out of reach, millions are turning to freelancing and self-employment, more often as a last resort than a chosen path. Technology may not replace every job at once, but the economic logic is already rewriting the rules of employment.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2026 18:16 UTC