The professions most at risk from AI. At the top of the list, medical sectors
A new study conducted by Nokia Bell in the US, an industrial research and development company, provides new evidence about the types of occupations that may be most affected by artificial intelligence technologies.
The study measures how closely a profession's tasks match the latest AI innovations.
At the top of the list, with professions expected to be most affected by artificial intelligence, are cardiac technologists, sonographers and nuclear medicine technologists. Other professions that are also high on the list are air traffic controllers, radiologists, neurologists.
This finding challenges the common belief that AI mainly threatens low-skilled jobs.
For example, in healthcare, the study found that 60% of tasks performed by cardiology technologists and 48% of those performed by MRI technologists could potentially be affected by artificial intelligence. Many patents related to the automation of health data management and the analysis of medical scans were quite important to these professions.
However, the researchers point out that a high score on the "Impact of Artificial Intelligence" does not necessarily mean that these jobs will disappear.
In many cases, AI is more likely to augment human capabilities rather than completely replace employees. For example, while AI may automate some aspects of a neurologist's job, such as EEG analysis, it is unlikely to replicate the complex decision-making and patient interaction skills that are critical to the profession.
Full list
Cardiology technologists
Sound engineers
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Air traffic controllers
Magnetic Tomography Technologists
Electromechanical engineers
Orthodontists
Distributors and Distributors of Electricity
Neurologists
Industrial truck and tractor operators
Public Safety Telecommunications Employees
Computer programmer
Security officers
Remote sensing technologists
Mechanics
Radiologists
Scientists who study the atmosphere and space
Textile machinery operators