2.3
PEOPLE ARE MOST AFRAID
OF ROBOTS TAKING JOBS
Of all the potential impacts of AI, at present, its power to reshape the labour market of the future
is driving much of the uncertainty and anxiety. A majority have resigned themselves to a future
where AI does the work of humans: seven in 10 (70%) Australians believe that many jobs in
the future will be done by robots and many believe that this won’t be a good thing: 6 in 10
(62%) believe that using robots and Artificial Intelligence to replace human workers is
bad for society.
Interestingly however, when it comes to AI’s potential impact on them personally in the future,
a different picture emerges: only about 3 in 10 (32%) are worried about their own jobs
eventually be replaced by robots and Artificial Intelligence.
70%
“In the future many
jobs will be done by
robots and Artificial
Intelligence”
62%
32%
“Using robots and
Artificial Intelligence to
replace human workers
is bad for society” “I worry my job will
eventually be replaced
by robots and
Artificial Intelligence”
Disagree: 8% Disagree: 12% Disagree: 36%
Neither agree or disagree: 22% Neither agree or disagree: 26% Neither agree or disagree: 33%
Base: All (n=1038), net agree, net disagree. Totals may not add up due to rounding
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