AI reckons it can do all jobs, even those thought previously 'safe'

• AI has developed into a tool that can now handle more complex workloads
• It will undoubtedly shift the labor market, but will lead to a net job creation
• Experts are calling for more detailed policies to protect displaced workers

Although early concerns that AI could replace human workers have largely been squashed, every now and then we hear of another study that says otherwise, and OECD’s Job Creation and Local Economic Development 2024 report certainly gives that impression.

The report explores how cognitive non-routine tasks, such as those performed by highly-skilled professionals, are increasingly within the scope of AI.

Up until now, low-skilled, repetitive and administration tasks have been most affected by the technology, which has the power to process huge amounts of data very quickly to get routine tasks done.

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