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Are our jobs safe from the AI takeover?

April 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. But could AI replace real people in the workplace? (Source: Seven Sharp)

Self-driving cars, facial recognition, and chatbots. Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days.

The robots are smart, with the ability to write entire essays from what people have taught them.

So that leaves the question, are our jobs safe from a robot uprising? Could AI replace real people in the workplace?

Seven Sharp’s Rhys Mathewson investigated to find out.

Watch the video above to see how it fared.

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