At the close of 2025, marked by about 50 armed conflicts and polarization, Luis Castro Obregón suggests ten citizen purposes to resist barbarism. Eugenio Gómez Alatorre warns that artificial intelligence puts 24% of global jobs at risk, but urges adaptation by learning to work with it.
2025 concludes the first quarter of the 21st century with an unsettling panorama: around 50 active armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the genocide in Gaza, according to Luis Castro Obregón in El Financiero. Added to this is a new U.S. security doctrine under the 'Trump corollary,' escalations in commercial and nuclear warfare, pressures in Latin America, and the rise of the far right attacking human rights. Challenges like artificial intelligence, fragmentation on social networks, and polarization shape society.
Castro Obregón proposes ten actions for 2026: 1. Promote reading as a practice of freedom. 2. Practice true dialogue, not to win. 3. Bet on everyday inclusion. 4. Commit to non-discrimination. 5. Defend equality by recognizing historical inequalities. 6. Eradicate racism and classism. 7. Practice solidarity and cooperation. 8. Bet on honesty. 9. Care for a healthy life. 10. Respect others' identity and values.
In parallel, Eugenio Gómez Alatorre analyzes AI's impact on employment, based on an International Labour Organization (ILO) study: 24% of global jobs, about 838 million, face automation risk. Occupations consist of tasks, some more automatable, as in the case of a radiologist. MIT economists indicate that automating complex tasks reduces salaries, while automating simple ones increases them. He recommends reflecting on personal tasks, focusing on non-automatable ones, and learning to 'direct' AI, as suggested by Avital Balwit from Anthropic: 'prepare to be directors [of AI].'
These opinions emphasize personal responsibility in a tense world, promoting adaptation and democratic values for 2026.
