The big AI job swap: why white-collar workers are ditching their careers
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.com
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Across 10 tracked claims, https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motara skews pessimistic.
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There are categories where we prefer to interact with humans – such as ballet, theatre, football, confession, and childcare – and these will remain so.
OptimisticOptimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.com
Manual work is going to be harder to automate.
OptimisticOptimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comwithin 1-5 yearsconfidence high
Becoming really good at working with AI is probably going to be a skill that will pay off.
OptimisticOptimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comwithin 1-5 yearsconfidence likely
The value of expertise might actually go up, because you need expertise to guide AI to get it to do what you need it to do.
OptimisticOptimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comwithin 1-5 yearsconfidence possible
For translators, AI is already having an impact, although not mass displacement.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comconfidence high
How expertise will be developed if entry-level jobs are being ditched in favour of AI systems is a question that remains unanswered.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comwithin 1-5 years
The most significant AI-caused declines in employment and wages will be in jobs like software engineering and management consultancy.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comwithin 1-5 yearsconfidence high
As self-driving cars begin to hit our streets, we will see a lot of jobs being replaced in trucking and even in taxi services.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high
We're beginning to see some studies suggesting more of an impact on entry-level work.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.comconfidence tentative
AI will have an impact across a very wide range of industries, trades included.
PessimisticPessimistichttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-knight,https://www.theguardian.com/profile/sumaiya-motaratheguardian.combeyond 5 yearsconfidence high