5 robots that are about to revolutionize the workforce — and put jobs at risk | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

According to a study from Oxford University and the Oxford Martin School, 47% of jobs in the United States are "at risk" of becoming "automated in the next 20 years."

 

PwC has similar findings, estimating that 38% of U.S. jobs are at risk of being replaced by robots and artificial intelligence in the next 15 years. And while two-thirds of Americans believe robots will take over most of the workforce in the next 50 years, they're also in denial: 80% say their job will "probably" or "definitely" be around in five decades.

 

Here are five robots that are coming to take some jobs from unsuspecting humans....


Via Marc Wachtfogel, Ph.D.