Since the mass adoption of generative in late 2022, there has been a growing fear among the masses that the new technology will lead to large scale layoffs and even changing of work as we know it. More recently, business leaders have openly started proclaiming that AI will lead to job lossess even if they don’t know which jobs will be lost exactly.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy for instance publicly stated that artificial intelligence will lead to reduction in the company’s workforce in the coming years owing to efficiency gains.
Meanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently stated, “Everybody’s jobs will be affected. Some jobs will be lost. Many jobs will be created and what I hope is that the productivity gains that we see in all the industries will lift society,”
A new Microsoft study, however, gives us an insight into exactly which jobs are at the most risk due to artificial intelligence. The researchers analyzed 200,000 conversations between Microsoft’s Copilot AI and users in order to find out the most common activities that people use AI to perform. It found that knowledge workers like Historians, Writers and Authors, CNC Tool Programmers, Brokerage Clerks, Political Scientists, Reporters and Journalists are at most risk of being threatened by AI.
Moreover, the researchers point out that having a college degree may not help protect these jobs from being eliminated.
“In terms of education requirements, we find higher AI applicability for occupations requiring a Bachelor’s degree than occupations with lower requirements” the researchers state.
40 Jobs most affected by generative AI:
Interpreters and Translators
Sales Representatives of Services
Customer Service Representatives
Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
Farm and Home Management Educators
News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Relations Specialists
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Counter and Rental Clerks
Personal Financial Advisors
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Safety Telecommunicators
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
10 jobs least affectec by generative AI:
Dredge Operators
Water Treatment Plant and System Operators
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Logging Equipment Operators
