One third of working aged men could have their jobs stolen by ROBOTS by the year 2050

Robots could take the jobs of one in three working aged men by 2050, according to a new study that describes its findings as'catastrophic'. Unskilled, low-wage jobs of men between 25 and 54 will be the first to be replaced, says the Washington-based think tank behind the report. The rate of unemployment in the US could reach 50 per cent for individuals of a certain demographic such as young African American males, researchers warned. Last year a report found that as many as 800 million workers could be replaced by machines in just 13 years. Such statistics make worrying news for workers around the world whose jobs may be at similar risk from the rise of intelligent machines.