Machines and algorithms in the workplace are expected to create 133 million new roles, but cause 75 million jobs to be displaced by 2022 according to a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) called "The Future of Jobs 2018." This means that the growth of artificial intelligence could create 58 million net new jobs in the next few years. With this net positive job growth, there is expected to be a major shift in quality, location and permanency for the new roles. And companies are expected to expand the use of contractors doing specialized work and utilize remote staffing. In 2025, machines are expected to perform more current work tasks than humans compared to 71% being performed by humans as of now.

Research firm Gartner said 2.3 million new jobs will be created by 2020 by AI. By 2022, 1 in 5 workers will rely on AI to do their job. Instead of replacing these professionals, AI will assist them. AI augmentation will generate $2.9 trillion in business value in 2021. Research firm Gartner said more jobs will be created than lost.