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Paul Welty, PhD AI, WORK, AND STAYING HUMAN

World economic forum reveals top 10 jobs AI could soon replace

Discover the top 10 jobs AI could replace, as revealed by the World Economic Forum, and learn how large language models are reshaping the workforce.

“Accenture, a professional services company, states that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT-4, have the potential to impact up to 40% of all working hours. “This is because language tasks account for 62% of the total time employees work,” the company said.”

(https://www.techtimes.com/articles/291190/20230505/world-economic-forum-wef-reveals-top-10-jobs-ai-replace.htm)

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