Artificial intelligence will dramatically change the nature of work, but stop short of replacing most employees, according to a recent analysis.
Over the next three years, AI will “reshape” between 50% and 55% of U.S. jobs, Boston Consulting Group researchers estimated.
“What people do in these jobs will be different, even if the job is still there,” BCG managing director and senior partner Matthew Kropp told CBS News.
At the same time, many jobs will be lost. BCG projects that 10% to 15% of U.S. jobs could be replaced by AI over the next five years.
“There’s almost a knee-jerk reaction — we’ll cut jobs and have layoffs. It’s indiscriminate, and that’s harmful for society because we need people to have jobs, but also harmful for companies themselves,” he said. “Yes, some will go away, but many jobs you’ll be re-skilling, getting people to work in a different way, and you have to expend effort
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