A report from the Brookings Institution claims generative AI will disrupt workers in high-tech regions of the US more than it affects workers in businesses scattered across the country.
A new Brookings Institution report on generative AI (genAI) found that the more highly skilled a tech worker is, the more vulnerable they are to having their jobs supplemented by the technology.
That differs dramatically from past automation technologies that primarily displaced low-skilled or physical laborers, according to Brookings, a Washington-based nonprofit public policy research firm.
While IT workers can be found in virtually any organization today, genAI will have its greatest impact on jobs in high-tech geographical regions such as Silicon Valley, Seattle, WA., and Cambridge, MA., where highly skilled workers are concentrated. The report asserts that genAI tools will target cognitive tasks — such as writing, coding, and data analysis — impacting professionals in fields like software development, legal analysis, and finance.
The report challenges earlier analyses that predicted genAI would mainly automate routine, repetitive tasks, and it highlights the growing risk to white-collar jobs and highly educated workers. But Brookings researchers said the technology is unlikely to eliminate jobs entirely. Instead, it will create a scenario where professionals must work alongside AI, using it as an augmentation tool rather than as a full replacement.
GenAI has already proven itself to be an effective coder, assisting developers in creating new applications. That, coupled with the fact that the demand for skilled software developers is rising, will drive genAI adoption.
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