Report Shows Robots Endanger Up to Two-Thirds of Emerging Economy Jobs Sam Meredith - CNBC.com
go to original November 10, 2016

Is A.I. Artificial Intelligence coming for your job? (Curious Droid)

Robots could be set to displace millions of jobs across the globe with industries favoring a digital revolution at the expense of human workers, according to a report from the United Nations.

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is most prevalent in the automotive and electronic industries and countries with a particular focus on exports, such as Mexico and developing economies in Asia, are identified as the "most exposed" to an AI influx, according to a policy brief by the UN Conference on Trade and Development published this week in conjunction with research from the World Bank.

"The share of occupations that could experience significant automation is actually higher in developing countries than in more advanced ones, where many of these jobs have already disappeared, and this concerns about two thirds of all jobs," the policy brief said.

The UN report, published Tuesday, advised that though the use of robots could bring new opportunities for developing economies, it would be important to consider taxing the use of automation which should, in theory, prevent inequality.

Elon Musk, the founder and chief executive officer of SolarCity, Tesla and SpaceX told CNBC earlier this week that governments would likely have to pay workers' wages after robots displace people from employment.



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