Brookings: AI will heavily affect tech and white-collar jobs

AI is set to have a big impact on high-wage, white-collar, and tech jobs, according to a new Brookings Institution study released today. The report analyzes overlap between job descriptions and patent database text, using NLP to assign each job an exposure score. "High-tech digital services such as software publishing and computer system design -- that before had low automation susceptibility -- exhibit quite high exposure, as AI tools and applications pervade the technology sector," the report reads. The AI exposure score was created by researcher Michael Webb to predict the likelihood AI will affect certain cities, regions, occupations, industries, or demographic groups, but is not designed to determine whether that impact is positive or negative. Exposure to AI could mean that the tech will likely augment or change how certain occupations work, or it could mean a higher likelihood AI will take your job.