Searches for "AI unemployment" hit record levels in early 2025. Office conversations keep circling back to the same anxious question: "How much longer before AI takes my job?" The narrative sounds dire, almost inevitable. Yet the reality might be messier than the headlines suggest. Is ChatGPT and similar AI tools genuinely displacing workers at scale, or are we caught in a hype cycle? The answer matters—especially for those trying to understand which skills still hold value. Technology disruption is real, but claiming AI is an unstoppable job killer overlooks how economies adapt, how new roles emerge, and how human expertise still commands premiums in unpredictable environments. The fear is understandable. The facts? More nuanced.