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New research shows that 6.1 million workers are in occupations with high exposure to artificial intelligence but have low ability to find new jobs.
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Customer Service Representative is one of the least adaptable and riskiest professions.
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Occupations least likely to be disrupted by AI include cleaners and roofers.
How likely is it that artificial intelligence will replace your job? If so, are you ready to change careers? For 6.1 million workers, the risk of AI disruption is high and the ability to find new jobs is low.
That’s according to a paper by researchers at the Brookings Institution, who measured occupations by their vulnerability to disruption by artificial intelligence and the ability of affected workers to find new jobs.
For example, software developers are highly exposed and adaptable to AI, while customer service representatives are disadvantaged in both categories. Dentists don’t have to worry about artificial intelligence and high adaptability, while janitors are not very adaptable but are also unlikely to have their jobs automated. Research shows that the jobs of interpreters and translators are most likely to be automated.
Brookings research identifies occupations at greatest risk of AI-related job losses, giving individuals and policymakers an idea of which workers need the most help transitioning to new careers.
The 6.1 million people in the high-risk, low-adaptability quadrant of the chart are an important part of the labor force, compared with the 7.3 million people who are already unemployed.
“These workers tend to be concentrated in clerical and administrative positions, and approximately 86% of them are women,” the researchers, led by senior researcher Sam Manning, wrote in a blog post about their findings. “The combination of employment size, potential increased impacts of automation, and precarious worker characteristics highlights occupations where policymakers may benefit from a deeper understanding of the impact of AI on the workforce.”
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