Microsoft reveals the most 'AI-proof jobs'
Microsoft researchers have revealed the most AI-proof jobs and the jobs most likely to be pushed out by AI, writes Wiliam Hunter.
Becoming a sewage worker or sanding floors might not be top of the list for school-leavers.
But blue-collar roles may offer more career stability than traditional careers, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
Roles including powerboat drivers, railway builders and pile ‘Interpreters top the at risk list' driver operators, plus oral surgeons, surgical assistants, and nursing assistants, are among the most secure positions, it found.
But it was bad news for anyone who has been brushing up on their language skills, since interpreters and translators are top of the 'at risk' list.
Historians, writers and authors, political scientists, and journalists are also likely to face increasing automation in the coming years.
The researchers found that professions involving customer service or helping people find information could also get squeezed out by AI.
Analysts looked at more than 200,000 chat logs with Microsoft's Bing Copilot AI chatbot, to work out which tasks people were using AI to help with most.
Those jobs with the lowest AI applicability and the lowest chance of being replaced with automation are those requiring a high level of technical knowledge.
That means specialised industrial roles such as ship engineers, cement layers and floor sanders are especially resistant to AI replacement.
Other hard-to-automate professions include embalmers, dishwashers, firefighter supervisors, maids and roofers.
Collectively, the 40 professions least likely to be replaced by AI account for 5.5 million workers in the US.
Historians, writers and authors, political scientists, and journalists are also likely to face increasing automation in the coming years.
Kiran Tomlinson, Microsoft senior researcher, said: “Our research shows AI supports many tasks, particularly those involving research, writing, and communication.
“As AI adoption accelerates, it's important we continue to study and better understand its societal and economic impact.”
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