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• Routine and repetitive tasks are the ones AI is most likely to automate, whereas critical thinking and complex problem-solving could be augmented by the technology.
• Assessing the ways AI could automate or augment various jobs is the focus of the World Economic Forum’s new Jobs of Tomorrow whitepaper. It provides in-depth analysis of the possible impact of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT on 19,000 individual tasks across 867 occupations, and classifies them according to whether they have high poten...
• Routine and repetitive tasks are the ones AI is most likely to take over. This means credit authorizers, checkers and clerks are most at risk from AI, as 81% of their tasks are automatable,
• With 62% of total work time involving language-based tasks, the widespread adoption of LLMs such as ChatGPT could significantly impact various job roles,” the Forum report says. “The capabilities of these models, paired with their accessibility and rapid adoption rate, suggest that many work tasks – and jobs that emphasize them – could be impacted ...
• AI may not be able to take over tasks involving critical thinking and complex problem-solving, but it will be able to lend a hand. This LLM assistance will save workers time and consequently boost their productivity, especially if they have roles involving mathematical and scientific analysis.

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