| "While anecdotal evidence has emerged showing AI's effects on certain professions, such as software coding, there has been little harder evidence that the technology was significantly weighing on the labor market." Anecdotal evidence accompanied by repeated wild speculation about _other_ occupations, including ones with educational and certification requirements "The Stanford economists first looked at areas where AI can automate many of the tasks workers perform, and therefore potentially replace them. Those include jobs such as software developers, receptionists, translators and customer service representatives." Generally, none of those require professional certification or even a college degree; they are "unregulated" https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Guidance-on... "Head counts among customer service representatives a category that, unlike software development, generally doesn't require a college education followed a similar pattern." The author assumes that software development requires a college degree NB. Even if it is common to have one this is not the same as a legal requirement https://www.nocsdegree.com/blog/companies-that-hire-programm... |