Jamaicans growing slightly more concerned over technology replacing jobs
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The latest Consumer Confidence Survey shows an uptick in Jamaicans concerned about the potential of their jobs being replaced due to technological advancements.
The survey revealed a combined increase of 7 per cent among respondents who expressed fears about their jobs being replaced.
Market Research Services executive chairman, Don Anderson, says, “At the moment, there’s not a great degree of concern that technology will replace jobs.”
“You can see that eight per cent feel that their job is strongly likely to be replaced by technology, 13 per cent probably. So we’re saying one in every five believe that their job is under threat from technology, but this is not a large number, but still something that needs to be noted going forward, because there is a sense of urgency in terms of moving towards a greater appreciation of AI (artificial intelligence) and implications for job security,” he added.
Among the employed respondents, 40 per cent expressed confidence in the unlikelihood of their jobs being replaced by technological advancements.
However, this figure marks a notable decline of 10 per cent, indicating a shift towards decreased assurance in job security among some Jamaicans in light of rapid technological progress, including the integration of artificial intelligence.
Since the advancements in technologies such as artificial intelligence, global concerns surrounding job security and people’s ability to adapt have been the topic of discourse.
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