Automation will prove to be the most disruptive to the world's poorest nations, with 85% of all jobs in Ethiopia predicted to be in danger of being lost, according to a new report by Citi and the Oxford Martin School, adding that Nepal, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Guatemala are also at high risk, along with 77% of jobs in China and 69% of jobs in India at high risk of automation. The report, titled "The Future of Employment: A Global Perspective," says automation is already affecting more than half of global jobs, but it predicts that this number could rise dramatically as robots take over many tasks This follows the findings by the World Economic Forum last week stating that over 5m jobs will be lost globally by 2020 due to advances in AI, robots and other technological change.
Automation will prove to be the most disruptive to the world's poorest nations, with 85% of all jobs in Ethiopia predicted to be in danger of being lost, according to a new report by Citi and the Oxford Martin School, adding that Nepal, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Guatemala are also at high risk, along with 77% of jobs in China and 69% of jobs in India at high risk of automation. At the other end of the scale, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Malta, Latvia and the Kyrgyz Republic are seen as least exposed to automation threat. This follows the findings by the World Economic Forum last week stating that over 5m jobs will be lost globally by 2020 due to advances in AI, robots and other technological change.