**The big picture:** AI is reshaping office demand, favoring prime spaces and collaborative roles, rather than causing widespread job displacement. **Why it matters:** Staffing leaders and talent acquisition executives need to understand these shifts to strategically plan for talent needs and real estate investments, particularly for highly skilled workers. **Between the lines:** - Only 5% of office workers are highly vulnerable to AI displacement, while 18% are very adaptive. - Fully remote roles, accounting for 13% of the US workforce, are more susceptible to AI automation. - Technology leasing is concentrated in major hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area and Manhattan. **Staffing & HR impact:** The demand for highly skilled workers, less exposed to AI displacement, will intensify, requiring focused talent acquisition strategies and potentially influencing compensation for prime office-based roles. **The bottom line:** The US office market is projected to face a shortage of prime space by late 2027, driven by AI-related demand for high-quality, collaborative environments.