Someone sincerely enjoys the progress, but there are many people who are afraid of artificial intelligence and rapidly developing technologies associated with the creation of robots. And although we are convinced that AI can bring only good to humanity, some experts believe that there are still reasons for the experience.
One of these reasons is the threat of unemployment, which already today hangs over entire industries. In industry, manual labor has long been gradually supplanted by mechanisms, but it seems that worrying about a career is not only necessary for workers serving conveyors: representatives of various professions are threatened.
Recent studies say that in the near future, robots can take jobs even from surgeons, lawyers, financial advisors, and more. No matter how strange it may sound, artificial intelligence confidently steps on the heels of the “white-collar workers”.
Financial sphere
Bridgewater Associates is the largest hedge fund to date. At the end of last year, the company announced that it would cut staff by replacing consultants with programs. In fact, it’s already difficult for experts to compete with artificial intelligence-based investment funds such as Sentient. An impressive portion of financial management services is served by robo consultants such as Betterment and Wealthfront.
It is estimated that over 15,000 startups are currently working on a global reorientation of the financial sector to AI.
The medicine
Doctors do extremely important work. The successful outcome of an operation or prescribed treatment depends not only on the quality of drugs and the technique used, but also on the professionalism and competence of the doctor. No wonder they say that a person needs to be treated, not a disease. To do this, you need to consider many factors, such as heredity, lifestyle, habits, financial opportunities and much more. But it turned out that not only an experienced doctor could do this, but also a machine.
Already today, there are many areas of medicine that can be automated to increase efficiency. A key example will be medical imaging and the fields of radiology, pathology and dermatology.
Artificial intelligence is already being considered as an alternative to a professional radiologist. In terms of image analysis capabilities, he can conduct research faster, considering much larger amounts of information than a person could. The risk of error is reduced at times.
Laws
Cars are already on their way to overthrowing lawyers. Although a competent lawyer can still make good money, it is worth noting that AI spends much less time collecting and analyzing data, creating legal documents. In addition, the machine does not care about solving everyday problems, it does not need breaks and lunch breaks. In addition, the program is impartial, it is alien to emotions and bias, it can make an objective decision.
Part of this work is already automated, and there are more than 1,500 startups that are trying to further accelerate the introduction of AI into the legal world. Although this does not lead to an immediate reduction in specialists, this means that in the future fewer lawyers will be required to carry out the same amount of work.