Finnish task force maps survival strategies in AI era - Xinhua

Fifteen percent of current jobs in Finland are likely to disappear during the next ten years as artificial intelligence gains ground, a Finnish working group revealed on Wednesday. The widely based working group commissioned by the ministry of economic development suggested measures for bracing the impact. Osmo Soininvaara, a former Green Party MP who chaired the task force, said the losses are smaller than those experienced in the 1960s when the introduction of mechanised agriculture killed a lot more rural labor opportunities. "The problem is that in the 1960s and 1970s people were offered industrial jobs instead and often tripled their salaries. Now the new opportunities may offer lower earnings to many," Soinivaara said. Mika Lintila, the minister for economic development, commented that the forthcoming change would be comparable to the arrival of electricity in the society and industries.