Who knew that something created for our assistance will someday lead the world? AI is more than just a robotic voice telling you the latest news. It is a boisterous force that is reshaping the entire world, quicker than you realize, not just giving you weather updates, but transforming into the colleague you always feared losing your job to. I mean, who wouldn’t swap you for someone who works 24/7 with no breaks or sick leaves? Giving voice to the question lingering in the back of your head: Is AI killing Jobs? YES, it is. In this article, we’ll discuss how Artificial Intelligence affects employment, highlighting jobs at risk from AI.
AI and Employment – the Future of Work
AI is all fun and games until it reaches your workplace. Here’s where things start to get complex. While some might think of it as a useful tool that helps in working with super accuracy, cutting costs, and boosting efficiency, it is also affecting the job market, leaving thousands of people unemployed. A study shows that out of 700 occupations, 47% are at risk of being replaced in the next few decades. These occupations include administration, customer service, and almost all creative jobs. Though it’s a hard pill to swallow, innovation in technology has always been like this. Even the birth of the internet ate a lot of jobs, creating a number of more. So instead of sulking over the loss, we need to adapt and learn how to live with AI.
Top 10 AI Platforms That Could Replace Humans
Here are top 10 AI platforms that are to be blamed for stealing your jobs:
1- ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Content writers, including copywriters, bloggers, and even storytellers, are at high risk of losing their jobs to AI that has the capability to generate human-like text, tailored to your style and needs. Who would pay you $100 to write when there’s AI to do that exact thing without breaks or errors? Yet still, an AI written content doesn’t resonate like a human voice does. Even the customer support representatives are losing their work to automation.
2- MidJourney
Illustrators and graphic designers are watching their work being automated by AI tools and art generators. Even though AI-generated artwork lacks originality, it is quickly taking over the jobs of millions around the world since it is cheap and modified every few months to keep up with the algorithms.
3- GitHub Copilot
GitHub Copilot is here to write down codes for you, a supposed programming assistant that might actually take your job. That means all those years you spent learning codes and programming have gone to waste. While senior developers are using it for their assistance, it is making the entry-level programmers’ lives difficult, since what they do is now being done by Copilot, just in seconds!
4- IBM Watson Health
Is AI killing jobs in the healthcare sector too? And the answer is yes. The AI system Watson, built by IBM, has been modified to Watson Health. In the world of healthcare it helps with diagnostics, research work analysis, and recommends treatment. It is a doctor in disguise! Though it’s not going to replace doctors, at least not anytime soon, it is questioning the roles of lab analysts, radiologists, and other healthcare staff.
5- UiPath
UiPath is an AI-driven automation platform that helps run businesses by providing services like data transfer, automated workflows, performing repetitive tasks, and managing deployments. It is putting a number of human jobs at risk, because now we have RPA (Robotic Process Automation) that can do their job more efficiently, costing way less.
6- Jasper AI
Jasper AI is a writing assistant that helps with blog writing, copywriting, and product marketing. It has brought the world of copywriters and marketers to a sudden jolt. Businesses and agencies that need writers for ad slogans and email campaigns have now switched to Jasper AI, which is saving them both time and money. Jobs that once required creative minds are now running on automation.
7- Tesla Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot is a self-driving assistance that uses safety features like traffic control and autosteer, helping new drivers to keep their vehicle in the right lane, while also maintaining a safe distance from other vehicles and road edges. But it doesn’t mean you can sleep-drive. It requires the driver’s constant supervision and attention. Yet still, it is putting taxi drivers and delivery jobs at risk.
8- Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind is basically the mastermind, researching and building the next generation AI systems that can predict something as random as protein structures or help you in financial analysis. Since it is an AI lab, it targets the jobs of scientists, analysts, and doctors. Researchers are trying to build AI that can manage the whole research grunt work. Imagine being replaced by something that you’ve built yourself. Wild, right?
9- Eightfold AI
From candidate screening to matching them to their jobs, Eightfold AI is shifting the algorithm, eating the jobs of recruiters and HR managers. It is basically a recruitment and talent management platform, so we don’t need recruiters to sift through thousands of resumes when there’s AI to scan them like a flash. Literally! It means AI will decide if you’re getting a job or not in just 0.4 seconds.
10- Klarity AI
Lawyers and paralegals are losing their billable hours, with AI reviewing legal and finance documents and contracts in just a few seconds. It was built for the purpose of doing all the grunt work in accounting and legal jobs, but somehow it is replacing humans from the legal world, like junior associates whose jobs mainly just revolve around paperwork.
Jobs at Risk From AI
From jobs as creative as writing to as basic as driving, the world is changing as AI is replacing humans in almost every industry we have today. Here’s a list of jobs that are at a very high risk of being replaced by AI,
- Customer support representatives
- Creative writers
- Illustrators and Graphic designers
- Delivery drivers
- Healthcare workers
Jobs That AI Can’t Replace
Don’t sweat it already, because no matter how big AI gets, not all work is replaceable. At the end of the day, it’s just a Bot! So here are some jobs that AI can’t and won’t replace,
- Therapists and Psychologists
- Jobs that require hand skills, like plumbers and electricians
- Teachers
- Maintenance jobs
- Manufacturing jobs
Next-Gen Jobs Created by AI
Let’s get one thing clear, AI is not that big a devil who just steals your jobs left and right. It is also a great source, creating jobs and opportunities we didn’t know could exist.
- AI prompt engineers
- AI trainers
- AI ethicists
- Cybersecurity specialists
- AI regulators
As AI expands in the upcoming decades, this list is only gonna get longer bringing exciting and new opportunities your way.
Humans VS AI – Survival of the Skilled
This is the time we accept the fact that AI is not just coming for our jobs, it’s coming for everything! But there’s also no denying that AI is building a whole new job market. The only key to surviving in the age of AI is adaptability and lifelong learning. AI is here to stay, so why not just welcome it with open arms and learn how to coexist. After all, AI is here to help, enabling humans to work faster and more efficiently. If we fear that our jobs will be taken by AI, we should also celebrate that there are jobs being created by AI. Because at the end of the day, it is the people who know how to embrace constant learning and adapting that will thrive. We can redefine the future of work not as man v/s AI but as man with AI.
