Almost 40% of time spent on household chores will be automated by 2033, experts claim

Having a never-ending list of household chores is something we could all do without. But relief is in sight, as experts say we could be spending 39 per cent less time on these tiresome tasks in 10 years. That's because many household chores will be automated, according to a study led by the University of Oxford. Grocery shopping is the task predicted to see the largest reduction in human input, with 59 per cent of the effort handed over to algorithms and robots. But when it comes to physical childcare, humans will still take on most of the responsibility, with tech predicted to take over just 20 per cent of jobs.