AI Won't Kill All the Jobs

Artificial intelligence (AI) may change the way people work, alter the global economy and reshape business, but it's not the job-killer most people think it is. Or at least it won't be if workers learn new skills. Much of the attention surrounding robotics and automation has been "fairly pessimistic and stresses the role artificial intelligence might have on job elimination," said Shonna Waters, vice president of research for the Society for Human Resource Management, at a conference in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12. However, research shows that "work is going to improve," she said. "New jobs are going to emerge."