Posted 12/17/2023, 6:34:08 PM
Automation Revolution: Up to Half of Jobs at Risk, Requiring Major Rethink of Work and Purpose
- Automation and AI threaten to eliminate many jobs, with some predictions being as high as 50% unemployment
- Jobs most at risk are routine and repetitive ones, but white-collar jobs are also now threatened
- A future where most work is automated could require major societal shifts like universal basic income
- Younger generations already show less attachment to traditional work structures and ethics
- Challenges include retraining workers, ensuring benefits of automation are shared, and finding purpose without traditional work