AI adoption: will AI create new jobs?
An MIT study analyzed 70 years of American history and concluded that new technologies did create jobs, but almost always for young, skilled workers. Now researchers are asking whether AI will repeat that pattern, or whether the labor market is headed for a different kind of shift.
AI-processed from MIT News; edited by Hamidun News
An MIT study found that each new technology adopted over the 70 years after World War II created new jobs. But will that happen with the adoption of AI?
Will AI create new jobs?
According to the MIT study, over the 70 years after World War II every wave of technology in the US created new occupations: programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture. However, the researchers do not guarantee that AI will follow the same script.
Which professions emerged thanks to computerization?
Programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture emerged after the wave of automation and digitalization in the 20th century.
Why didn't computerization lead to unemployment?
According to the MIT study, the steady computerization, automation and digitalization of the 20th century did not lead to mass unemployment, contrary to economists' fears. Instead, each wave of innovation opened up new professions: programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture.
Key Questions Answered
Will AI create new jobs?
According to the MIT study, over the 70 years after World War II every wave of technology in the US created new occupations: programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture. However, the researchers do not guarantee that AI will follow the same script.
Which professions emerged thanks to computerization?
Programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture emerged after the wave of automation and digitalization in the 20th century.
Why didn't computerization lead to unemployment?
According to the MIT study, the steady computerization, automation and digitalization of the 20th century did not lead to mass unemployment, contrary to economists' fears. Instead, each wave of innovation opened up new professions: programming, web design, IT support, data analytics and cloud architecture.
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