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Economists are divided over the question of the exact time when the robots and other forms of futuristic technologies become a real threat to society. Some see an immediate threat, others believe that this will not happen until the end of the century - if ever this happens.

Nevertheless, Amy Webb, a futurist and founder of digital media Webbmedia Group, predicts that at least eight рабочих specialties already «ripe for change» very soon - within the next 10 20 years.


"You should be concerned about," - said Webb on Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles. These are the following eight professions:

1. Operators of checkpoints and cashiers
People working in this area, probably not fans of Apple, Apple Watch or Apple Pay. Because of the proliferation of wearable technology and mobile payment systems work checkpoint operator or a cashier at the grocery store may be unnecessary.

There is no real need to present at each stage of a man - says Webb.
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2. Marketers
Powerful promotional tools of the future will enable brands to tailor their message to customers.
Webb said the new experimental technologies that are studying the behavior of customers to determine which marketing moves will be most effective.

This is very different from anything we've seen so far - she said.
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If these instruments work, the employees in marketing and advertising firms will be less.

3. Customer Service
Many jobs in customer service have been transferred to India and other countries with low-wage labor. New technologies, such as predictive analytics, can "kill" more similar jobs.
Just look at Watson - the supercomputer IBM, which has millions of followers, who won the Champions Quiz «Jeopardy!».
Webb warns that one of the things that can make Watson, although it is not positioned in such a way now - is to replace all employees customer service company.

4. Factory workers
Be prepared for the fact that the robots will take away even more manufacturing jobs for people - they can do the job cheaper and they do not need breaks to correspond with friends.
The next wave of change is likely to lead the tactile sensors - sensor technology that allows people to feel that what they are working.

5. Financial intermediaries
Payment System Bitcoin can steal your work.
Blockchain, computer software Bitcoin can automatically process the transaction and create a perfect, reliable digital recording.
Webb believes that blockchain frustrate the work of intermediaries in the banking, deposit, insurance and mortgage sectors.

Strengthen Bitcoin or not - is still in question. This is the basic infrastructure that can dramatically change all that was done until now - says Webb.
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We got an idea of ​​something like that, when Nasdaq said it will use blockchain for accounting transactions in its market before the IPO.

6. Journalists
Internet has destroyed countless newspapers, new technologies can "kill" more posts related to journalism.
Webb, a former journalist of Newsweek and The Wall Street Journal, said that the next culprit job losses will be an algorithm that allows you to automatically create news agencies news stories and post them on the website without human intervention. Robots journalists have written thousands of articles in the quarter for The Associated Press.

7. Lawyers
If you are going into the world of law, better go into the sphere of legal proceedings.
Webb believes that the non-judicial lawyers may soon replace the online service such as LegalZoom, which can perform simple tasks - for example, applications for trademark registration, preparation of wills and even the divorce.
The trend leads to the fact that legal services are becoming more open and easily accessible, reducing the need to hire expensive lawyers.

8. Employees of telephone service
Many people of the two thousandth generation no landline phone. This trend is likely to continue only with the spread of digital communication.
This means that telecommunications companies such as AT & T and Verizon, can abolish the issuance of bills and related position, and position operators and other positions in the telephone field.

There are jobs that do not really need - says Webb.
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Afraid of the future? These projections make the people who work in these areas, distorted. But Webb is optimistic.

I do not see our technological future is bleak. I just see it to others. For many people, the other - a dystopia that needs to survive - she said.
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Changes may lead to the fact that tomorrow will be just employers look for in applicants different set of skills.


Source: geektimes.ru/company/robohunter/blog/251588/