Researchers of tech change and employment disagree on how many jobs AI will affect; one tricky factor is primarily tasks, not occupations, are being automated
Sarah Kessler / New York Times : Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @nytimesbusiness , @clevy_law , @stevelohr , @evankirstel , and @mrsethharris Tweets: @nytimesbusiness : If cost of the tools weren't a factor, and the only goal was to automate as much human labor as possible, how much work could technology take over? https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimesbusiness : In 2013, researchers at Oxford University published a startling number about the future of work: 47 percent of all United States jobs, they estimated, were “at risk” of automation “over some unspecified number of years, perhaps a decade or two.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Colin S. Levy / @clevy_law : We're all in this together, I suppose. https://www.nytimes.com/... Steve Lohr / @stevelohr : A very smart piece explaining AI-and-jobs research. What it tells us and doesn't. @SarahFKessler https://www.nytimes.com/... @evankirstel : The A.I. Revolution Will Change Work. Nobody Agrees How. The tally of how many jobs will be “affected by” world-changing technology is different depending on who you ask. https://www.nytimes.com/... Seth D. Harris / @mrsethharris : Smart and important piece by @SarahFKessler that's a warning to those predicting AI will cause massive disemployment. Bottom line: we don't know enough yet, so remain calm. Valuable insights, as always, from @davidautor and @carlbfrey. https://www.nytimes.com/...