According to Oxford University, 47% of jobs will disappear in the next 25 years. Could you think up which ones?
Take any profession (doctor, mechanic, teacher, nurse, etc) and/or any branch (consumer products, construction, finance, retail) and confront it in a matrix, one for one, with
- Artificial Intelligence
- Cloud based apps
- Blockchain technology
- 3D printers
- Virtual reality
- Biotechnology
- Robotics
- Nanotechnology
Could you imagine what jobs will disappear as a result of (a combination) of new technologies?
If you take as working hypothesis that all intermediary jobs (bank employees, notaries, tax officers) will disappear, what jobs will likely cease to exist by 2040?
Why not check out the blog post The DIY of the Future for inspiration?
The AI Threat Isn’t Skynet. It’s the End of the Middle Class.
The rise of driverless cars and trucks is just a start. It’s not just blue-collar jobs that AI endangers.
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/ai-threat-isnt-skynet-end-middle-class/?mbid=nl_21017_p3&CNDID=38849414
The 1970s Conference That Predicted the Future of Work
When Xerox PARC debuted its Alto personal computer system, many were skeptical. They had no idea what was coming.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-1970s-conference-that-predicted-the-future-of-work/?mbid=nl_122717_daily_list3_p2
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