The Future of Work: How AI Will Transform Jobs and the Workplace
Get ready for artificial intelligence to totally transform the way we work and what work even means. Powerful new technologies like machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and robotics are advancing at a rapid pace. While this leads to concerns about AI replacing human jobs, the technology also has the potential to greatly enhance and augment human capabilities in the workforce. As we look to the future, business leaders need to thoughtfully consider how AI will impact their organizations and plan for how humans and machines can work together most effectively. The Impact of AI on Jobs One of the biggest concerns surrounding AI is that it will lead to widespread job losses as tasks currently performed by humans are automated. A frequently cited 2013 study by Oxford University researchers estimated that 47% of US jobs were at high risk of automation over the next couple decades. More recent analyses argue this estimate was overly pessimistic, suggesting 9-25% of j...