That means 14% of jobs currently held by humans could soon be managed by robots. The level of risk varies from industry to industry and country to country, but in the UK about 10% of jobs are considered at high risk. However, the results are a lot more positive when compared with previous studies, some of which estimated the percentage of jobs susceptible to automation could be as high as 47%. And is this looming wave of automation some kind of humanitarian crisis, or are we living through another industrial revolution that will force us to adapt? Our tech fact this week involves robots and cocktails.

Source: The Guardian April 06, 2018 06:00 UTC