AI technologies will leave 800,000 Hongkongers out of work or looking for new job by 2028, says recruiter

Data entry clerks, admin staff and customer service representatives are likely to bear the brunt, says the report by IT recruiter Venturenix. ‘As AI applications penetrate into various industries, even traditional high-paying professions such as lawyers and translators are affected,’ it adds. — SCMP

About a quarter of Hong Kong’s workforce will find themselves unemployed or having to change career in the next five years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes over their jobs, according to a study by recruitment firm Venturenix.

Data entry clerks, administrative staff and customer service representatives are likely to bear the brunt of the rapid shift to digitalisation as their jobs are eliminated in the coming years, said the report.