'As well or better than humans': Automation set for big promotions in white-collar job market

As far as career choices go, working in mortgage financing at one of the country's top banks seemed like a solid bet. She figured there would be more job security than many other professions and plenty of opportunities to climb the corporate ladder in Toronto. Over the next seven years, she says she had a front-row seat to watch automation -- most often intelligent software -- take over nearly every aspect of mortgage processing. Tory Shoreman worked at one of Canada's top banks and says she watched automation take out 40 per cent of her department. "I witnessed about 40 per cent of my department get laid off and the reason they were given was automation," the 32-year-old told CBC News.