Several recent studies examined how machine automation and artificial
intelligence (AI) will change the future of work.
Some estimates predict these technologies could displace up to 30
percent of workers worldwide by 2030.
One study was published by PricewaterhouseCoopers, an international
company providing financial and tax services. It predicted about 38
percent of American jobs could be at high risk for automation by the
early 2030s. In Germany, up to 35 percent of jobs could be at risk. The
company said about 30 percent could be affected in Britain and 21
percent in Japan.
The risk of being displaced will greatly increase for workers with less
education, PricewaterhouseCoopers said. It estimated that in Britain, up
to 46 percent of workers without a college degree could be at risk due
to automation. This would drop to about 12 percent for workers with
undergraduate degrees or higher.
“New smart machines have the potential to replace our minds and to move
around freely in the world,” the study said. It added that the greatest
job displacement is expected to come in the areas of transportation,
storage, manufacturing and retail.
The Rand Corporation recently issued its own report on the future
effects of automation and AI on jobs and the workplace. Osonde Osoba was
a co-author of the report. He noted that fears over machines taking
jobs from humans goes back centuries.
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