AI Job Losses Are Coming, Tech Execs Say. The Question: Who’s Most at Risk?

DOHA, Qatar—It is one of the biggest, unresolved economic debates: Just how many white-collar professionals will lose their jobs because of artificial intelligence?

At The Wall Street Journal’s Tech Live Qatar event this week, the question came up on stage, over meals and in conversations alongside the conference. Even the most optimistic technology executives said the labor market should brace for at least some disruptions in the months ahead.