When Will My Job Be Replaced By AI
The quest to determine which jobs AI is most likely to replace. A question being… when?? 5 years? 10 years? Tomorrow? Some jobs have already been automated or replaced by AI. In some instances, this frees up workers to do more highly skilled and better jobs. In other instances, it knocks people out of the job market or essentially forces them to be educated in another area of expertise.
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What jobs may never be replaced by AI, you ask?
According to Google Bard (Beta Mode), an unquestionably unbiased source:
[direct quote from Google Bard follows]
1. Creative jobs.
2. Jobs that require human interaction.
3. Jobs that require a high level of skill and expertise.
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What does Chat GPT think? Again, another source guaranteed to have no bias. (wink, nod)
[direct quote from Chat GPT follows]
Healthcare professionals: While AI can assist with diagnostics and some aspects of treatment, the care of patients requires empathy, human connection, and judgment that only humans can provide.
Social workers and counselors: Jobs that require emotional intelligence, empathy, and human connection are difficult to replace with AI.
Creative professionals: Jobs that require creativity, such as writers, artists, and musicians, are unlikely to be fully replaced by AI because the human element is essential to creative expression.
Teachers: While AI can assist with certain aspects of education, such as grading and personalized learning, the role of a teacher involves a lot of human interaction and personalized attention that cannot be replicated by a machine.
Lawyers: While AI can assist with legal research and document analysis, the interpretation of law and the presentation of arguments in court require human judgment and critical thinking.
Physical laborers: Jobs that require physical dexterity and problem-solving, such as plumbers, electricians, and carpenters, are difficult to automate because they require a combination of physical and mental skills.
Caregivers: Jobs that involve caring for the elderly, children, or those with disabilities require a level of emotional intelligence and human connection that cannot be replicated by AI.
Scientists and researchers: While AI can assist with data analysis, the development of new theories and experiments require human creativity and critical thinking.
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And, while we’re at it, what does Bing’s AI think? (I requested a “Balanced” response as opposed to “Precise” or “Creative”)
[direct quote from Bing AI follows]
“According to a Forbes article, there are some jobs that AI should never take over. These jobs include those that require common sense such as policing and law where algorithms and solid rules cannot be easily adapted to adhere to specific contexts and situations. Other jobs that cannot be replaced by AI anytime in the near future include psychologists, caregivers, most engineers, human resource managers, marketing strategists, and lawyers. Architects, computer scientists, engineers, plumbers, business leaders and many other professional roles have strong creative components to their jobs that cannot be replaced by AI, though AI can assist them symbiotically.”
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Ok, so the use of “symbiotically” above is a little…concerning. AI-assisted work is already a thing of the current and this ability to be a good cyborg is, in many ways, a useful time-saver for us lowly humans.
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The big fear (aside from full on AI takeover which, last I checked remains around a non-inconsequential 3% probability) is that AI makes us… well, somehow less human. Or, maybe I mean less embodied?
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What are your thoughts?
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