Artificial intelligence will lead to a massive upheaval of jobs over the next five years, with more than a fifth of roles overtaken by computers, a new report claims. The report, from Harvey Nash and KPMG, paints a bleak picture of the near term havoc artificial intelligence is expected to cause to the jobs market. The survey of technology leaders said many were being asked by their companies to drive further automation into businesses, potentially leading to jobs becoming redundant. Most respondents said that at least 10pc of the workforce would be replaced by automated roles within the next five years, but for a third of respondents this number increased to 20pc.

Artificial intelligence is expected to have a major impact on the nation, but some areas of the country are more vulnerable to automation than others, depending on residents' education levels and the industries that drive a community's economy. The effects of AI don't vary greatly by state, but are more pronounced at the local level.

As the velocity of the rate of change in today's technology steadily continues to increase, one of the contributing factors behind this acceleration the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). "Smart" attributes and functionalities are being baked into a multitude of systems that are affecting our lives in many visible and, at other times, transparent ways. Just to name one well-known example of an AI-enabled app is Siri, the voice recognition system in the iPhone. Two recent Subway Fold posts have also examined AI's applications in law (1) and music (2). However, notwithstanding all of the technological, social and commercial benefits produced by AI, a widespread reluctance, if not fear, of its capabilities to produce negative effects still persists.