AI threatens millions of South Korean jobs, central bank says

The Bank of Korea said some 3.9 million jobs in South Korea were at risk as AI adoption grows domestically, with doctors, lawyers, accountants, and chemists among the most threatened professions. — AP

SEOUL (AFP): Nearly four million jobs in South Korea are at risk of being replaced by artificial intelligence technology over the next two decades, a central bank study released on Thursday (Nov 16) said.

Rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology has triggered global concern over everything from job losses and cyber attacks to humans losing control of the systems they have designed.