Robots could replace humans in a quarter of US jobs by 2030

Automation will affect the future of jobs. There's a lot of handwringing when it comes to the future of jobs. A report from the Brookings Institution, released Thursday, adds to the pile of stats suggesting we'll all be replaced by robots one day. Among the report's main findings: 25 percent of US workers will face what the report authors calls "high exposure" to automation in the next few decades. Another 36 percent -- 52 million -- will face "medium exposure."