There’s lots of talk these days of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) software reaching an inflection point where they begin stealing significant jobs away from humans. There are a lot of different timelines on when this will happen, but some of the latest data from the McKinsey Global Institute shows that by 2030 automation could take away up to 30% of the jobs that workers do right now -- a total of about 800 million jobs.
Other studies point to a similar fate for workers. Oxford University researchers Carl Frey and Michael Osborne studied 702 occupations and found that “47% of U.S. workers have a high probability of seeing their jobs automated over the next 20 years.”
To understand the full impact that robots, AI, and automation will have on the job market, let’s take a look at nine jobs and industries that are seeing the effects of these technologies.
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