About half of the work that people are paid to do in the global economy can be automated by adapting existing technologies, according to McKinsey Global Institute. The findings come from a report by McKinsey's business and economics research arm that analysed more than 2,000 work activities across 800 occupations. The extent to which these jobs can be automated depends on the types of work involved. But as a rule of thumb, the report said about 60% of all occupations have at least 30% of activities that could technically be automated. Most occupations will change instead of being completely automated away, the report noted.

Source: The Star January 18, 2017 02:03 UTC