Microsoft researchers: To fend off AI, consider a job as a pile driver

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Jul 30, 2025 11:33
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Microsoft researchers suggest that jobs involving manual labor, like pile driving, are less likely to be impacted by AI automation compared to knowledge-based roles. Their findings highlight ongoing concerns about AI's potential to disrupt white-collar professions, emphasizing the need for workers and policymakers to consider how automation may reshape the job market.

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/29/microsoft_boffins_jobs_impacted_ai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44732911 Points: 2 # Comments: 0