Robots aren ’ t coming to take your job , study finds
Robots aren ’ t coming to take your job , study finds
The rise of robots at work is no reason to panic , according to a study that found people are prone to exaggerate the rate at which robots will “ take their jobs ”.
Brigham Young University Sociology Professor Eric Dahlin found robots aren ’ t replacing humans at the rate most people think while researching his report , published in Socius : Sociological Research for a Dynamic World . In fact , his research found only 14 % of workers say they ’ ve seen their job replaced by a robot , and those who have experienced job displacement due to a robot overstate the effect of robots taking jobs from humans by a factor of three .
The report follows research by PwC , which suggested that 30 % of jobs could be at potential risk of automation by the mid-2030s . As a result , governments and businesses need to work together , says PwC , to help adjust to new technologies through retraining and career changes .
A culture of adaptability and lifelong learning will be crucial for spreading the benefits of AI and robotics widely throughout society , says the report . And improved STEM skills will be important in allowing people to take high-technology jobs that will arise from AI and robotics .
“ Documents , images , and computer screen-based information are obliquitous elements of the work organisations need to do ,” comments Blue Prism ’ s McCandless . “ Because of this , the use of computer vision has exploded – a significant parentage of front and back-office processes involve dealing with visual information , whether that be documents , video , or objects like text boxes , scroll bars , or buttons on screens . In many businesses , if you want to automate at scale , you will probably have to process image data of one form or another at scale as well .”
134 May 2023