Don't worry that a robot is going to steal your job... yet

Take a breath because the future might not be as bleak as you expect. A report from Forrester Research predicts that artificial intelligence systems, which include robots, automation, smart machines and machine learning systems, will replace 7 percent of U.S. jobs by 2025. That's a net reduction because the analyst firm predicts that technology will replace 16 percent of U.S. jobs but will create the equivalent of another 9 percent, leaving a 7 percent total reduction. These numbers might reinforce people's concerns that businesses will be quick to replace people, who need vacation time and pricey health care, with robots. Forrester analysts Craig LeClair and J.P. Gownder note in the study, which was released Wednesday, that robotics will replace some human workers in their jobs, but technology will also create new, more interesting jobs for people.