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 Early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive technologies are reporting strong opportunities for economic gains and job creation, according to a study released this week by consulting firm Deloitte. 
 
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 The overall sentiment of organizations queried by the firm is positive about the current and future role of cognitive technologies in their organizations. Nearly two thirds (63 percent) of the 250 "cognitive aware" US executives surveyed online already have training programs underway for employees to learn how to develop cognitive technologies or work alongside them. 
 
 Contrary to what many assume, the survey respondents do not see job loss as a key outcome of their AI-related efforts, with 69 percent of the respondents expecting minimal to no job loss within the next three years. 
 
 In fact, the report said, more than one quarter of the organizations (29 percent) see the addition of new jobs taking place in the same time frame as the adoption of AI and cognitive technologies. When asked about perceived benefits of AI and cognitive technologies, workforce reduction was ranked the lowest (22 percent). 
 
 "There is a concern that 'the rise of the machines' will replace human workers, but we should look at how people and machines can work in collaboration as co-bots," Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert said in a statement. "The ability to leverage new technologies to retool our workforce will ultimately lead to new opportunities to build high value skills for our workers." 
 
 A huge majority of the organizations surveyed (92 percent) think cognitive technologies are an important aspect of their internal business process, and 87 percent reported that it will play a significant role in improving their products and services. 
 
 Overall, about three quarters of the organizations expect AI and cognitive technologies to substantially transform their organizations. 
 
 The survey found that more than one third of the organizations have invested $5 million or more in AI and cognitive technologies. Investments have been primarily geared toward IT, product development/R&D, and customer service. 
 
 About three quarters of the early adopters are exploring mature cognitive technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) and 70 percent statistical machine learning. About half are using deep learning neural networks. 
 
 So far these newer technologies appear to be paying off. A large majority of respondents report moderate to substantial economic benefits from AI and cognitive technologies. 
 
 Those organizations that claimed the greatest economic benefits feel that cognitive tools should be used for transformational change, rather than incremental improvements. But a slight majority feel more comfortable starting with "low hanging fruit" projects or waiting a few more years for the technologies to mature. 
 
 Organizations today that want to gain a competitive advantage from cognitive technologies should "reimagine" when, why, and how humans and machines can work together to achieve better outcomes, said Ryan Renner, principal at Deloitte Consulting. 
 
 These technologies are disrupting how organizations conduct tasks, make decisions, and complete interactions internally and with their customers, Renner said. The true value is created by knowing how to apply the technologies most effectively within the context of a company's business, marketplace, corporate culture, and industry, he said. ||||| What jobs won't be around 10 years from now? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. 
 
 Answer by Bonnie Foley-Wong, CEO Pique Ventures, on Quora: 
 
 The NY Times ran an article about a switchboard operator that had worked almost fifty years before retiring and her job becoming nearly obsolete. Human computers date as far back as the seventeenth century. It’s estimated that their jobs finally became obsolete in the 1970s. It can take a long time for a job to fully disappear. 
 
 Indeed, some jobs will be replaced as a result of technological advancement and automation. Some jobs will become obsolete. Jobs might disappear from one geography, only to rise in another due to global outsourcing. Some jobs dwindle to small numbers and remain in existence in an artisanal or craft sense. As such, answering the question of what jobs won’t be around ten years from now is not easy to answer. But let’s take a stab at it. 
 
 A Local Perspective 
 
 Here are cases of jobs that likely won’t exist in my local economy ten years from now (but they might exist elsewhere in the world or in an artisanal sense): 
 
 Handmade furniture maker . There is a local business I know of that churns out vintage replicas, each one made by hand. They also produce handmade custom furniture direct-to-consumer and on commission for commercial purposes (including reality TV!) Compared to mass-produced, factory-made furniture, demand is relatively low and the business does not create very many new jobs. 
 
 . There is a local business I know of that churns out vintage replicas, each one made by hand. They also produce handmade custom furniture direct-to-consumer and on commission for commercial purposes (including reality TV!) Compared to mass-produced, factory-made furniture, demand is relatively low and the business does not create very many new jobs. Umbrella manufacturer and retailer . After eighty-two years and three generations of management, an umbrella manufacturer and consumer retail business in Vancouver is closing its doors. But here is a tale of business models and relevance. Its sister company, founded around the same time, went the route of umbrella distribution and corporate supplier of suppliers - it continues to thrive. 
 
 . After eighty-two years and three generations of management, an umbrella manufacturer and consumer retail business in Vancouver is closing its doors. But here is a tale of business models and relevance. Its sister company, founded around the same time, went the route of umbrella distribution and corporate supplier of suppliers - it continues to thrive. Bank tellers and cashiers . Mobile banking and electronic fund transfers are eliminating the paper trail for banking transactions and one day we will never need to walk into a bank to carry out day-to-day activities in person (that day could be today, except for some reason, I still have to process checks/cheques in person at the bank, especially when it’s cross-currency). 
 
 . Mobile banking and electronic fund transfers are eliminating the paper trail for banking transactions and one day we will never need to walk into a bank to carry out day-to-day activities in person (that day could be today, except for some reason, I still have to process checks/cheques in person at the bank, especially when it’s cross-currency). Travel agents. In US, the number of travel agents dropped from 124,000 in 2000 to 74,000 in 2014. At that rate, it is conceivable that all travel agent jobs will disappear in ten years. Booking travel will be entirely through digital online platforms and the activity of booking travel will be performed directly by travelers themselves or by virtual assistants (I was about to type personal assistants and replaced it with virtual assistants). 
 
 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has a great searchable database, with predictions about jobs in decline, fastest growing, as well as specific occupations. 
 
 This question originally appeared on Quora - the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. You can follow Quora on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. More questions: ||||| The U.S. economy has recovered considerably since the financial crisis 
 
 of 2008-2009, with unemployment down substantially from its recession peak of nearly 10%. New minimum wage laws in some U.S. states, as well as wage hikes in retail and food services companies in recent years, have also helped raise earnings among American workers. 
 
 The share of hourly-paid workers with earnings at or less than the federal minimum wage fell from 3.9% in 2014 to 3.3% in 2015, and again to 2.7% last year. Despite the recovery and the occasional worker-friendly company announcements, the U.S. economy is full of exceptionally low-paying jobs. 
 
 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the latest job market data from the U.S. Labor Department to determine America’s 25 lowest paying jobs. To ensure low wages for a particular occupation could not be entirely attributed to part-time employment, we only considered full-time, salaried positions. 
 
 Click here to see the lowest paying jobs in the country. 
 
 In an email exchange with 24/7 Wall St., chief regional economist Martin Kohli highlighted several notable characteristics common across these low-wage jobs. “The most noticeable characteristic of many of the lowest-paid occupations is that they typically don’t require educational attainment beyond high school.” 
 
 In addition to fewer years of training required, these occupations often involve manual labor. While jobs requiring manual labor have been vulnerable to automation and outsourcing, employment growth in many of the jobs listed here is expected to keep pace with the overall job growth rate nationwide. 
 
 A number of the nation’s lowest paying jobs are quite common. The number of people working as cashiers is well over 1 million, as is the number of people working as cooks. In fact, all but five of the 25 lowest paying full-time occupations employ more than 100,000 people nationwide. 
 
 Minimum wage laws have a major impact on low-wage workers, especially in states with relatively high concentrations of low-wage occupations. Most of the highest paying states for these jobs are states with the highest minimum wages. 
 
 Kohli observed that in some of these jobs, women make up an outsized share of employment. In 18 of the 25 lowest paying jobs, the share of employees who are women exceeds the national average percentage of 44.3%. 
 
 To identify the lowest paying jobs in America, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed 2016 annual average median weekly earnings for full-time wage and salary workers by detailed occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of workers employed in each occupation was also obtained from the BLS. The estimated yearly earnings for each occupation was calculated from the median weekly earnings figures. 
 
 These are the lowest paying jobs in America. ||||| Bullish on the business value of cognitive 
 
 Leaders in cognitive and AI weigh in on what’s working and what’s next 
 
 With all the talk about cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in business circles today, it's natural to wonder whether these capabilities are having any measurable impact. 
 
 So we asked some of the most aggressive adopters of cognitive technologies how they have fared to date, focusing on 250 "cognitive-aware" leaders within "cognitive-active" companies. 
 
 Why this group in particular? Not only can early-phase signals from such early adopters provide a view from the front lines of these important developments, but many other executives are simply not yet sufficiently knowledgeable about cognitive technologies. So what did these leaders tell us? 
 
 Bullish on the possibilities 
 
 Our survey results indicate that early adopters are bullish on cognitive and AI technologies, with expectations that they will transform both companies and entire industries. 
 
 — 2017 Deloitte state of cognitive survey 
 
 When these technologies are effectively integrated into workflows, they can directly influence how organizations accomplish tasks, make decisions, create engaging interactions, and generate stronger business outcomes. 
 
 Download the 2017 Deloitte state of cognitive survey.
– Those hoping to repair bicycles or fight forest fires will have good luck finding work over the next decade, but home health and personal care aides will fare even better, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' list of America's fastest-growing jobs. The US is expecting 0.7% job growth annually. But thanks to an aging population, the personal care industry is expected to add 754,000 jobs for 37.4% growth by 2026, while the home health industry is expected to add 425,600 new jobs for 46.7% growth. Together, that's more jobs than projected across the eight other fastest-growing fields combined, notes the Washington Post. The problem: They're among the lowest-paying jobs in the country, per 24/7 Wall St. Personal care aides make about $21,900 annually; home health aides pull in $22,600. Some 90% of these positions are held by women, many of whom live in poverty, per the Post. "What they earn makes it hard for them to pay the rent, or get an education to move into better-paying jobs," says a labor economist. She suggests the government should supplement aides' wages, as they can help the health care system save money by keeping people out of nursing homes. Worried about artificial intelligence taking over your job? Here's some good news: In a Deloitte survey of 250 US executives who are early adopters of artificial intelligence, 69% said they expected minimal or no job loss in the next three years, while 29% said they expected job growth, per ZDNet. Forbes spotlights four jobs that might be obsolete in 10 years.