How likely is your job to be replaced by AI?

March 29, 2023

By Kim Komando

In just four months since its release, ChatGPT has become a household name. Have you used the AI-powered chatbot? Here’s everything you need to know to get started.

While testing the chatbot’s intelligence and capabilities is fun, it’s easy to forget that it’s not a game. Chatbots have been used in applications such as customer service for years, and as they get more intelligent, they can take on more complex tasks.

You may have heard this before, but a robot could replace you at work.

By the numbers

While recent studies have shown that higher-paying jobs requiring higher education will be most impacted by AI, the truth is that jobs across many industries are at risk.

Here are some stats from a study by the University of Pennsylvania:

• 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by Large Language Models (LLMs).
• 19% of workers could see 50% of their functions impacted.
• 15% of all worker tasks could be completed faster by LLMs and at the same level of quality.

The study’s authors also include OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Big surprise, there.

LLMs are a subset of AI trained on a vast amount of text data to produce a natural, human-like dialogue. The “GPT” in ChatGPT stands for Generative Pretrained Transformers, and the program is one example of an LLM.

How exposed are you?

This study uses “exposure” as a measuring device. In this case, a task is considered exposed if AI can reduce the time required to complete it by at least 50%.

Here are some jobs with the highest level of exposure:

• Mathematicians.
• Tax preparers.
• Writers and authors.
• Web and digital interface designers.
• Survey researchers.
• Interpreters and translators.
• Public relations specialists.
• Poets, lyricists and creative writers.
• Proofreaders and copy markers.
• Accountants and auditors.
• News analysts, reporters and journalists.
• Legal secretaries and administrative assistants.

This is not an exhaustive list, but it does provide a scary look into the future. And while food prep workers, barbers, lawyers, pharmacists and electricians are at the lower end of exposure, it doesn’t mean they’ll always be.

The bottom line: Become the best at what you do. If you’re mediocre, you’re more replaceable than someone better at the job, even if that someone isn’t human.

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