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re: Microsoft researchers have revealed the list of the 40 jobs that AI is likely to steal

Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:56 pm to
Posted by ozktgr
North Arkansas
Member since Mar 2020
391 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:56 pm to
I'm surprised how fast data science has fallen off. It was one of the most in demand tech jobs around covid but now it's at risk of being replaced with ai agents
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
37663 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 1:57 pm to
No one wants to talk to a machine when their order shipped wrong or the material is defective. They want to talk to a live human and get things straightened out. AI may be sufficient for checking inventory and quoting prices (maybe), but I don’t see humans being completely out of the picture.
Posted by 14&Counting
Dallas, TX
Member since Jul 2012
41299 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:00 pm to
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The silver lining will be no more call centers based in India.


Posted by rowbear1922
Houston, TX
Member since Oct 2008
15750 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:03 pm to
Welding and truck nuts not on the list
Posted by travelgamer
Member since Aug 2024
2456 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:04 pm to
Unless I missed it accountants are not on the list and I would think they would rank high, but then you can't cook the books.
Posted by Kingpenm3
Xanadu
Member since Aug 2011
9738 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:07 pm to
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Microsoft researchers have revealed the list of the 40 jobs that AI is likely to steal



I think the most notable shift will be when the robots start driving all of the trucks. That's a workforce of 3.5M right now. Just a matter of time.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
27795 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

I read a book decades ago, The Earth is Flat or some such. The author is a douchebag but the book discussed that technology would replace many fields. This was way before AI was on the scene.

Are you thinking of The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas Friedman?
Posted by theCrusher
Slidell
Member since Nov 2007
1556 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:13 pm to
It can't be real because there are not enough government jobs listed.

- administrative assistant
- HR
- clerk
- secretary
- urban planners
- anyone who pushes paper

Just to name a few.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
35943 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

I think the most notable shift will be when the robots start driving all of the trucks. That's a workforce of 3.5M right now. Just a matter of time.


Already being tested
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15540 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:15 pm to
looks like it's just replacing a bunch of micky mouse arse jobs
Posted by jeffsdad
Member since Mar 2007
24014 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:15 pm to
Switchboard operators? what year is this from?
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
58325 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:15 pm to
It seems like all those are lady jobs
Posted by MikeyFL
Member since Sep 2010
10089 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:19 pm to
They're out over their skis if they think AI can replace a well-versed historian. The whole purpose of being a historian is collecting archival data and interview data that isn't accessible by the general public or AI.
Posted by N2cars
Close by
Member since Feb 2008
37867 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:22 pm to
The Indians are the canary in the mineshaft.


A lot of those outsourced jobs are routine, simple, and relatively cheap.
Once you see those call centers and Sirius XM sales jobs start to disappear, the wave will hit here.

Nobody's hiring Indians (except other Indians) to design bridges, but they are surely handling your warranty claims.

For now...
Posted by calcotron
Member since Nov 2007
10039 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:31 pm to
A lot of those are just wishes on their part that we humans will derail by angrily pressing the button or demanding to speak to a representative 99% of the time.

Data science and web development... To a large extent yes, but we'll still need smart people to ask for the right things and test that the output isn't BS.
Posted by LSU Grad Alabama Fan
369 Cardboard Box Lane
Member since Nov 2019
13823 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:38 pm to
Looks like gangbang fluffers are safe.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
72639 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:39 pm to
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Switchboard operators? what year is this from?




"Sarah, it's Andy. Can you patch me over to Floyd's Barber Shop?"



Posted by ATrillionaire
Houston
Member since Sep 2008
2157 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:41 pm to
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Historians? How is AI going to procure material by itself?

Not sure if joking.
Posted by Mr Roboto
Seattle
Member since Jan 2023
6869 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:45 pm to
My advice would be to start farming and become self sufficient
Posted by Gee Grenouille
Bogalusa
Member since Jul 2018
7454 posts
Posted on 7/31/25 at 2:46 pm to
The world needs ditch diggers too!
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