Roles Most Likely to be Replaced by AI in next Five Years

Roles Most Likely to be Replaced by AI in next Five Years

Proof Point

Tutors, travel agents, tax preparers and office assistants roles most likely to be replaced by AI assistants by 2022, according to more than half of consumers surveyed by PwC

Roles Most Likely to be Replaced by AI in next Five Years

2017 (percentage of respondents)

Note: Data based on PricewaterhouseCooper’s survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, aged 18 and above, with familiarity on artificial intelligence

Proof Point Findings

  • Artificial Intelligence Assistants – Software technologies autonomously performing tasks equal to or better than humans
  • Jobs Displacement – More than half of consumers think AI assistants will likely replace humans as tutors (58%), travel agents (56%), tax preparers (54%), and office assistants (52%) by 2022
  • Less Likely Roles – Fewer respondents think AI assistants will likely replace chauffeurs (30%), and doctors (22%) by 2022
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include exponentially advancing computing power, growing industry adoption of AI applications, and increasing focus and funding on AI research and development

Accelerator
Artificial Intelligence

Market Disruption
Technology Unemployment

Sector
Information Technology

Source

Date Last Updated
August 20, 2017

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