Chefs and truck drivers beware: Artificial Intelligence is coming for your jobs
High exposure
The report says that roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with "high exposure" to automation - meaning at least 70 percent of their tasks could soon be performed by machines using current technology.
Among those most likely to be affected are cooks, waiters and others in food services; short-haul truck drivers; and clerical office workers.
Most jobs will change somewhat as machines take over routine tasks, but a majority of U.S. workers will be able to adapt to that shift without being displaced.
Some chain restaurants have already shifted to self-ordering machines ; a handful have experimented with robot-assisted kitchens.
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Spill over effect
In addition, the partial government shutdown has been creating anxieties about a downturn.
In pic - Pods full of merchandise are moved around the floor by robotic drives, named Amazon robots, at the Amazon fulfillment center.
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Automation
Autonomous vehicles could replace short-haul delivery drivers. Walmart and other retailers are preparing to open cashier-less stores powered by in-store sensors or cameras with facial recognition technology.
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Worst hit
The risk is highest in Indiana and Kentucky, where some counties have nearly half the workforce employed in the labor-intensive manufacturing and transportation industries.
The changes will also disproportionately affect the younger workers who dominate food services and other industries at highest risk for automation.
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Good vs. Bad
It can create economic growth, reduce prices and increase demand while also creating new jobs that make up for those that disappear.
In the future, the class of workers affected by automation could grow as machines become more intelligent.
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