AI threatens millions of South Korean jobs, central bank says

A street cleaner walks past pedestrians on a pavement in Seoul. The people least likely to lose their jobs to the advancing AI technology were those in religious fields, food services and teaching, according to the study. — AFP

SEOUL: 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 Nov 16 said.

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