Putting faces to the jobs at risk of automation
The brief states that artificial intelligence and mainstream robots are rapidly increasing their range of activities and the tasks they are able to do. Consequently, the most affected sectors are manufacturing and agriculture, usually for low-skilled labour with low added value. However, not only routine tasks are at stake as robots improve their performance in their cognitive, social and creative abilities. Automation will globally increase productivity but the extent of it will largely depend on the investment of policy, institutions and the rate of innovation diffusion.