Is your job at risk to computerization?

Have you noticed that machines have already started taking over our jobs?

If you haven’t, go to your nearest grocery store, do you see the self check out machine? if not, try going on the Bank of America app, all your transactions? automated. The calling center? automated. A Tesla car? automated!

How did all this happen you might ask? Artificial Intelligence. Artificial intelligence is a simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their tasks.

According to academics Micheal Osborne and Carl Frey at the University of Oxford “roughly 47% of job in the US are at risk for computerization”. The University of Oxford researchers evaluated and calculated how susceptible each job is to automation in a study conducted in 2013. The research was carried out by using data from the United states O*NET employment database.

The following chart was taken from the World Economic Forum’s, where they discovered two current trends: the consistent increase of technological skills and occupations, as well as a growth in “human-centric” jobs that are dependent on human intelligence.

How could AI impact you?

As you can see form the chart above, jobs that require manual tasks have been declining and will continue to decline as time progresses. Therefore, if you are looking for an occupation or something to study it is essential to consider the future of that career before pursuing it.

New technology is being produced at a rapid pace, implying that there is always a possibility of change, it is better to be aware than unaware of what is best for your future.

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