The Rise of AI and Employment: How Jobs Will Change to Adapt

Every year, the workplace that futurists have long envisioned--one dominated by artificially intelligent machines doing everything from answering the phones to balancing a company's books--inches ever closer to reality. Naturally, we humans are feeling more and more pinched by the rise of AI--a new workforce that doesn't need to sleep, eat, take breaks, socialize, or even receive a paycheck. For many, such a future is a source of genuine anxiety and those starting out in their careers might be forgiven for wondering which jobs are safe from automation. According to the World Economic Forum's The Future Of Jobs Report, within the next five years alone, a majority of companies expect to scale back their full-time workforce to make room for automation. The chief economist for the Bank of England predicted that there might be as many as 80 million jobs automated in the US alone.