These jobs are under threat as robots and artificial intelligence takeover amid pandemic

 | Updated: Oct 21, 2020, 01:04 PM IST

The coronavirus pandemic has heightened the threat of humans being replaced by robots and artificial intelligence. According to the latest report by the World Economic Forum, half of all work tasks will be handled by machines by 2025 in a shift likely to worsen inequality.

Let's take a look at the list of jobs that are under constant threat in the next decade with the advent of Robotics:

Jobs under threat due to robotic intervention

Telemarketers will be replaced by robots who would receive automated phone calls which are highly routine, repetitive, and predictable. Besides, receptionists are also expected to be replaced by robots. In fact, automated robots are already deployed in the hospitality industry to provide information, front desk services, storage services, as well as check-in and check-out services.

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Jobs under threat due to robotic intervention

Robots will take over sewing, and assembling of clothes in factory assembly lines that are characterised by high volume production. One of the largest global takeovers the job of seamstress, where many companies are spending significant sums to train robots to operate sewing machines.

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Jobs under threat due to robotic intervention

Another white-collar job, is the legal profession, which is at the ultimate risk to be replaced by robots and AI. The infusion of AI and Robotics helps legal professionals to spend much less time on tedious manual processes, such as reviewing and creating contracts, as well as identifying and classifying key clauses and other information from thousands of legal documents. This will further help the legal industry increase efficiency and save clients’ money, but this move could also mean job cuts.

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Jobs under threat due to the intervention of robots and artificial intelligence

The coronavirus pandemic has not only reinvented the current market, it is shaping the way it will look for many years to come. With everything from innovations in healthcare technology to social interaction protocols, the virus spared nothing in the public or commercial space.

The job at the janitors have now become a higher risk and using robots to handle the disinfection and cleaning of shared-environments and materials is not only a better option for the public health, but it is a perfect example what robots are made for dirty, dangerous, and dull work processes

Right now, self-driving disinfectant robots are being used in Chinese hospitals to combat the coronavirus while an MIT team, in collaboration with the Greater Boston Food Bank and Ava Robotics, developed a robotic system to disinfect surfaces using a UVC light that’s built into the base of a mobile robot.

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Jobs under threat due to the intervention of robots and artificial intelligence

Among many other jobs, taxi drivers are highly likely going to be replaced by robots. There are already self-driving cars, also known as driverless cars on the road and it is just a matter of time before fully autonomous vehicles take over public transportation. Through advanced technology, it is also expected to transform many other modes of transportation such as trucks, tractors, ships, trains, and construction equipment.

While millions of transportation workers will lose their jobs through this new technology, there will be a positive impact as well. Driverless cars will come with the possibility of less expensive and convenient transport and will also help the poor, elderly and disabled have access to get around with its own smart user-friendly service

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Jobs under threat due to the intervention of robots and artificial intelligence

During the coronavirus pandemic, several tech companies and start-ups developed bots to dispense sanitiser and masks to people.

Similarly, using its algorithms, IBM’s Watson AI is transforming healthcare by recommending the same best cancer treatment as doctors.

Although there are still many arguments between doctors and robots in the medical service, one thing we can be sure of is AI and machine learning algorithms help doctors with effective data collection and analysis. However, there’s no doubt that cutting edge technology will have a big impact on medical services such as robots carrying out surgery.

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Jobs under threat due to the intervention of robots and artificial intelligence

Robots are being introduced to many restaurants for their endless energy to perform different tasks such as learning recipes, cooking, and cleaning up the mess. With the help of this new technology, restaurants can save on high labour cost and at the same time, provide the best and efficient service to customers by lowering waiting time. However, considering the highly sophisticated and creative level of work required in the culinary industry, it still seems to be limited to replace robot chefs from the human chef.

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Jobs under threat due to the intervention of robots and artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is already finding its way into high-end bars.

Several cruise ships, for instance, 'Anthem of the Seas' have a robotic bar in which clients place orders on a tablet and the robotic arms can create any cocktail upon request.

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