AXIOS March 29, 2023
Jennifer A. Kingson

For all the hand-wringing over whether robots will replace human workers, ChatGPT and its ilk — tools known as generative AI — are shaping up to be a big employment threat too.

Why it matters: Robots tend to replace manual laborers, while artificial intelligence threatens knowledge workers — ensuring that people of all education levels can look nervously over their shoulder at the tech gunning for their paycheck.

State of play: Robots’ growing sophistication has them starting to work as everything from security guards, window washers and assembly line workers to food deliverers and fry cooks.

  • They’re predicted to soon prove their mettle as warehouse workers, aides to the elderly, pharmacists and more.
  • At the same time, AI software...

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