AIは仕事を奪うか
Some people say that AI will take away many jobs in the future. Do you agree with this opinion?
こう聞かれることもある
- Do you think AI will replace human workers in the near future?
- Some people say that artificial intelligence creates more jobs than it destroys. Do you agree or disagree?
- What effects will AI have on the way people work in the future?
- TOPIC: Governments should support workers whose jobs are lost to AI and automation.
賛成で使える論点
定型業務の自動化効率
AI can perform repetitive, rule-based tasks faster and more accurately than humans.
使える表現
- perform repetitive tasks
- process large amounts of data
- work without making mistakes
データ入力や経理の伝票処理など、決まった手順の仕事から自動化が進むという具体例
Jobs that involve repetitive tasks, such as data entry or basic accounting, are already being automated by AI systems.
コスト優位性お金
Companies can save money by using AI, which does not need breaks, salaries, or benefits.
使える表現
- reduce labor costs
- work around the clock
- increase profits for companies
企業がコスト削減のため、コールセンターの一部をAIチャットボットに置き換える具体例
Many companies have already replaced part of their customer service staff with AI chatbots that can answer questions at any hour.
専門職への広がり時間
AI can complete tasks that once took specialists hours in only a few seconds, threatening white-collar jobs too.
使える表現
- complete tasks in seconds
- threaten white-collar jobs
- analyze documents instantly
翻訳や契約書のチェックなど、これまで専門知識が必要だった仕事も数秒でこなす具体例
AI translation tools can now produce a rough translation of a long document in seconds, a task that used to take a professional translator hours.
労働者間の格差拡大公平さ
AI creates a widening gap between workers who can use it to increase their productivity and those whose entire job is replaced by it.
使える表現
- widen the gap between workers
- increase productivity for some
- leave others without a job
AIを使いこなして生産性を上げる人と、仕事そのものを代替されてしまう人の差が広がる具体例
While some employees learn to use AI tools to do their jobs faster, others in the same company find their entire role has been automated away.
反対で使える論点
新しい職種の創出お金
Throughout history, new technology has created industries and jobs that did not exist before.
使える表現
- create entirely new industries
- generate jobs that did not exist before
- open up new career paths
自動車の普及がタクシー運転手や整備士という新しい職業を生んだように、AIも新職種を生むという歴史的類推
When cars replaced horses, new jobs such as taxi drivers and mechanics appeared; AI is likely to create similarly unexpected job categories.
人にしかできない仕事の存在人とのつながり
Jobs that require empathy, trust, and face-to-face human connection are difficult for AI to replace.
使える表現
- require empathy and trust
- involve face-to-face connection
- depend on human judgment
看護師やカウンセラーなど、相手の気持ちに寄り添う仕事はAIに置き換えにくいという具体例
A nurse who comforts a worried patient, or a counselor who listens carefully to a client, is doing work that depends on human connection, not just information processing.
AIを扱う人材への需要増効率
As companies adopt AI, they need more people who can build, manage, and improve these systems.
使える表現
- manage and improve AI systems
- increase demand for technical skills
- create new roles around AI itself
AI導入が進むほど、それを開発・運用・改善する人材の需要が増えるという具体例
As more companies introduce AI tools, they also need engineers and analysts to maintain and improve those very systems, creating new roles.
判断の最終責任は人にある安全
Because AI can make serious mistakes, someone must always be responsible for checking and approving its decisions.
使える表現
- check and approve AI decisions
- take responsibility for mistakes
- remain accountable to the public
自動運転車の事故のように、最終的な責任の所在が必要なため人の関与がなくならないという具体例
When a self-driving car is involved in an accident, someone still needs to be legally responsible, which is one reason humans remain essential in many AI-related fields.
どの2つを選ぶか
肯定なら「定型業務の自動化」と「コスト優位性」——どちらも企業側の視点で一貫させやすく、具体例も探しやすい。否定なら「新しい職種の創出」と「人にしかできない仕事の存在」——歴史的類推と具体的な職業例を組み合わせることで、抽象論で終わらせずに書ける。
やりがちな失敗
- 「AIは危険だ」という漠然とした不安だけを書き、仕事にどう影響するかまで踏み込まない
- SF映画のような極端な未来像を根拠にする（ロボットが人間を支配する、等）
- 「AIが得意なこと」と「AIに任せてよいこと」を混同する（できることと、すべきことは別の話）
- 賛成・反対どちらでも、具体的な職種名を1つも出さずに一般論だけで終わる
モデル解答
英検2級版を見る（81 words）
I disagree that AI will take away many jobs in the future. First, new technology has always created jobs that did not exist before. For example, cars replaced horses, but this created new jobs such as taxi drivers and mechanics. Second, some jobs need human empathy and trust, which AI cannot easily provide. A nurse who comforts a worried patient is doing work that machines cannot replace. For these reasons, I do not think AI will simply take away human jobs.
なぜこの構成になるか
- 第1文で立場を明言する（disagreeであることを最初に示す）
- 理由1「新しい職種の創出」→ For exampleで自動車という歴史的な類推を使い、抽象論にしない
- 理由2「人にしかできない仕事」→ whichで理由の理由（なぜAIが提供しにくいか）まで書く
- 最終文はI do not think ～ simplyという表現で、影響そのものは否定せず"単純ではない"という立場に着地する
英検準1級版を見る（138 words）
I disagree that AI will simply take away human jobs, although its effects will certainly be significant. To begin with, history shows that new technology tends to create industries that did not previously exist; just as the automobile industry produced jobs such as taxi drivers and mechanics, AI is likely to generate similarly unexpected roles. In addition, many jobs depend on qualities that AI cannot easily reproduce, such as empathy and trust. A nurse comforting an anxious patient, for instance, is providing something no algorithm can replace. Admittedly, AI will make certain repetitive tasks obsolete. However, this is likely to shift the nature of work rather than eliminate it entirely, much as automation reshaped, rather than destroyed, the job market in the past. For these reasons, I believe AI will transform work more than it will end it.
なぜこの構成になるか
- 「although ～」でAIの影響の大きさ自体は認めつつ、反対の立場を明確にする
- 理由1「新しい職種の創出」→ just as ～ で歴史的な類推を使い、根拠のある予測として書く
- 理由2「人にしかできない仕事」→ for instanceで看護師という具体的な職業例を1つに絞って描写する
- "Admittedly, ～. However, ～"の譲歩構文で、影響がゼロだとは主張しない姿勢を示す
- 最終文はtransform ～ more than it will endという対比表現で、単純な二項対立を避けて締める（準1級で評価されやすい）
考えの道具箱
このテーマの論点は、既刊『行事局、数字に、聞いてみた。』の「AIに聞く、人が決める」ともつながっています。
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