Robots Could Replace You At Your Job By 2020

According to a report from the Korea Employment Information Service, robots could be ready to take over some occupations as early as 2020.

The Korea Employment Information Service revealed a list of jobs that may be susceptible to AI robots, and those that will likely be unaffected by artificial intelligence.

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Any concrete producers may be in trouble as that profession topped the list, followed by the likes of butchers, rubber or plastic producers, security guards and tax payment administrators.

Given the increased use of drones and the fact that some have been trialed as a new delivery strategy, there's no surprise that couriers are at risk of being replaced by robots. The idea is that 24/7 delivery will become available. Street cleaners and factory workers are also likely to be replaced.

If your occupations requires you to work based on human emotion, chances are you'll be fine. Musicians, artists, actors, writers and similar occupations proved unlikely to ever be replaced by AI robots.

"Jobs based on human perception, creativity, decision making and social intelligence will likely survive, while jobs of automated tasks may be shared by robots. Robots taking over jobs of repetitive tasks can increase efficiency in our society, but humans should first come up with an institutional strategy on how to efficiently use robots in each occupation," Park Ga-yeol, a researcher at Korea Employment Information Service said.

Words by Mark McGowan

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Topics: Robots, AI

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.