Overview

• Adam Dorr of RethinkX warns that rapid advances in AI and robotics could render nearly all human jobs obsolete by 2045.
• He says only a narrow set of professions grounded in trust, empathy or ethical judgment are likely to persist.
• Dorr argues that without bold policy reforms the upheaval could drive mass inequality or, alternatively, usher in a ‘super-abundance’ society.
• ManpowerGroup analysis identifies lorry drivers, teachers, cleaners, care assistants, chefs and shop workers as the least exposed to automation today.
• Prominent AI researchers and tech CEOs remain split over whether automation will eliminate roles outright or transform them into new forms of work.