The big jobs debate: who’s at risk from GenAI?

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Jobs most at risk Not all jobs are at risk. Well, some roles are more at risk than the others. Here’s what surveys tell us: an OpenAI report, published this March, suggests that four in five US workers could have at least 10% of their tasks automated by generative AI, and one in five could see at least half of their responsibilities affected.

Goldman Sachs predicts that generative AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation, while a Microsoft report says that 74% of Indian workers are worried that AI will replace their jobs. Content creators, artists, media persons, coders, customer care agents, bank tellers, postal service clerks, data entry operators, and paralegals could be the most impacted as of now. According to a recent report from McKinsey, a management consulting firm, industries relying most heavily on knowledge work are likely to see more disruption from generative AI while potentially reaping more value at the same time.

These industries include technology, banking, pharmaceuticals/medical products, and education. Emad Mostaque, CEO of Stability AI, known for its text-to-image generator tool Stable Diffusion, reportedly told UBS analysts in June that Indian engineers working in the information technology sector would be impacted as AI deployment by multinationals would lessen the work being outsourced. And according to Sunil C, CEO of staffing solutions company TeamLease Digital, some jobs are already getting replaced in the customer care divisions.