Future robots may help the rich get richer while the poor struggle, claims study

One of the common themes in conversations about the future of employment is the idea of robots taking our jobs. Now it seems that there is a risk that the specific types of jobs that we are going to lose are the ones that help most with social mobility. According to a report published by UK charity Sutton Trust, the jobs that are most likely to be taken by developments in artificial intelligence are those that straddle the skilled and unskilled bracket. Identified by the paper as'paraprofessional', these roles are typically jobs that require no qualifications but are often entry-level positions. The general consensus about automation and the job market is that the purpose will be to take away menial parts of people's jobs to free them up to do more important work.