Study: Generative AI's Ability to Take Human Jobs is Limited, with 69% of Skills Unlikely to Be Replaced by AI
According to a report by Indeed Hiring Lab as covered by Forbes on the 28th local time, professionals and office workers are more vulnerable to the advancements of generative AI than manual laborers. However, generative AI is not yet ready to become a "killer" in any category.
Out of the 2,800 job skills studied, none are immediately threatened with large-scale elimination by AI. The study utilized OpenAI's GPT-4o model to investigate a range of job skills found in Indeed Hiring Lab's job advertisements (such as account management, hotel services, etc.) — essentially, it explored whether generative AI could replace certain jobs.
Among the assessed skills, the majority (69%) have a "very low" or "low" likelihood of being replaced by generative AI, and only just over a quarter (29%) of the skills might potentially be replaced by generative AI in the future, provided that businesses alter certain practices and obtain improved tools.
The study found that no job was considered "highly likely" to be replaced by AI. The authors of the study believe that human job skills will not be easily replaced, and even if (contemporary generative AI) masters and executes one of the thousands of common job skills identified by Indeed, it is also unlikely to replace a competent human worker.
Whether human jobs will be replaced by AI depends on the physical demands of the job. "If a skill requires a lot of hands-on practice, such as cooking, then the practicality of AI will be limited."
Meanwhile, jobs including accounting, marketing/advertising, software development, healthcare administration support, insurance claims, and recruitment have a possibility of over 50% of being "partly" replaced by AI. This is because generative AI might provide significant knowledge and solve some simple problems. However, this also emphasizes the importance of human workers continuously improving their skills and learning.
The profession currently at the highest risk is accounting, with nearly 78% of skills rated as "likely" or "very likely" to be replaced by generative AI.
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