Stephane Kasriel, co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Council on the Future of Work, Gender and Education and CEO of Upwork, recently shared predictions for the future of work, notably the state of jobs and education. While many fear that artificial intelligence and robotics will cause massive job displacement, Kasriel suggests that while some jobs will be lost, far more jobs will be created “as long as we responsibly guide innovation” by “opening up new windows of opportunity, not eliminating them.” Part of guiding innovation is learning to work alongside automation and AI by continuing to build and develop new skills. Rather than a scarcity of jobs, the shortage of skills to fill jobs will be a far more pressing issue, which further heightens the importance of lifelong learning and continuous training. Kasriel also predicts that for future generations, “education will become more flexible to suit the needs of a 21st century workforce,” such as project-based schools that help “prepare students for a lifetime of learning better paced to the rapid evolution of skills.” Kasriel further explores why the majority of the workforce will freelance by 2027, and how cities will embark on “the talent war of the future.”