The Jobs that are Safer from AI

What AI struggles with is not intellectual difficulty or specialized skills and knowledge, but with messy workflows. Jobs that require juggling multiple pieces of information, responding to changing environments, or unclear goals remain challenging for even the most advanced AI tools. Think about it. Secretaries and even the office intern are constantly multi-tasking with shifting priorities. AI can’t handle that chaos yet. Writers and programmers also have the added vulnerability of high freelancing rates. Companies can easily swap in AI for non-staff employees without HR getting involved. The more a job involves collaboration, co-operation, and a little bit of mess, the harder it is to automate. -John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times