50% of low-skilled jobs will be replaced by AI and automation, report claims

While artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are poised to shake up the workforce by becoming skilled at performing human tasks, it has not been clear exactly how many--and which--human workers will be affected by the changes. And although AI is expected to master a variety of human tasks--351 scientists just offered a timeline for when human tasks will be completed by machines--the vast majority of US workers still do not fear that their entire job will be replaced by robots, according to the 2017 Randstad Employer Brand Research. A new report, however, sheds light on which human workers will be most impacted by advances in automation and AI, by geographic region. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, recently released a report from its Center for Business and Economic Research making a bold prediction: Half of low-skilled US jobs are at risk of being replaced by automation. The report examined how AI and automation will impact the workforce in America by mapping out two variables: Risk of automation, and offshore job losses.