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AI Expected to Replace Nearly 10% of Jobs in 10 Years, Says Survey

New survey findings—released by Allegis Group, a provider of talent solutions—reveal mixed feelings about artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of work.

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These findings, coupled with insight on AI’s implications for tomorrow’s talent and workforce strategies, are available in a new research report, AI and the World of Work: Embracing the Promises and Realities. The report offers background on the development of AI, its major players, and its influence on workers and businesses.

“We’re still in the early stages of understanding how AI will displace old jobs and create new ones. Without question, tough, it will have a major impact on how companies compete for talent and get work done,” says Andy Hilger, President of Allegis Group—said in a press release. “Innovations in AI will become more and more integral to business success, impacting strategic priorities, technology adoption, and, maybe most important, the overall evolution of the workforce. Our industry, as well as the clients and talent with whom we partner, needs to understand the implications and have a plan to capitalize on what will be a disruptive force.”

HR Professionals Take Stock of AI

When asked to identify areas of talent management that will benefit from AI, top responses from HR professionals surveyed included training talent (26%), screening talent (24%), and workforce planning (22%).

Regarding the skill types most susceptible to automation, HR professionals pointed to data collection/processing (36%), predictable, physical work (27%), analytical/quantitative skills (23%), and customer services/administration (22%).

The top roadblocks to adoption include budgets needed to upgrade or maintain AI (32%), a lack of people to build or manage AI (26%), and training the AI (24%).


“A variety of AI niche solutions are emerging in the talent tech market,” says Rachel Russell, Head of Corporate Strategy for Allegis Group. “Competitive advantage will come from adopting the right set of solutions to automate, augment and enhance the experience.”


  • New challenges will influence AI’s effectiveness: Can AI be prevented from exploiting vulnerabilities in existing data systems or stopped from acting on low-quality data? While these issues, coupled with the impact of failure, product liability, perpetual obsolescence, and malicious use are concerns, the research holds that most of these near-term issues will be solved or mitigated over time.

For those who lead and execute talent strategy, gaining an understanding of the forces of change is the first step in rising to the new demands of an AI-enabled workplace. To learn more, download the report here.

AEISTo learn more about what HR needs to do to prepare for an automated workplace, join Miriam Cherry of Saint Louis University School of Law, as she presents the breakout session—“Robots at Work: Preparing for the Rise of Automation and the Evolving Human Capital Experience”—at the 22nd annual Advanced Employment Issues Symposium (AEIS), being held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, November 15-17. Click here to learn more, or to register today.