Aug 4, 03:17 PM

Microsoft Study Identifies Interpreters, Translators Among 40 Jobs Vulnerable to AI Amid Altice Portugal Cuts and Google’s Jules Launch

A recent Microsoft Research study analyzed 200,000 interactions with its Copilot chatbot to identify the 40 jobs most and least vulnerable to disruption by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The report highlights that roles such as interpreters and translators, historians, passenger attendants, sales representatives of services, writers and authors, customer service representatives, and CNC tool operators face the highest risk of AI replacement, with interpreters and translators experiencing up to 98% AI task overlap. Conversely, professions including phlebotomists, nurses, hazardous material removal workers, and embalmers are among the least likely to be affected. The study underscores the accelerating pace of AI-driven job cuts, particularly in the technology sector, where programmers, testers, and designers are beginning to see automated replacements. This trend is exemplified by Altice Portugal's announcement to cut approximately 1,000 jobs, or 16% of its workforce, due to AI-induced redundancies. Additionally, Google has launched its AI coding agent Jules, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, which is expected to further impact tech jobs. Experts warn that the adoption of AI tools like Jules could accelerate job losses in Silicon Valley and beyond, signaling a potential large-scale restructuring of the workforce driven by AI technologies.

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Written with ChatGPT (GPT-4).