Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Over half of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) workers are concerned that they will lose their jobs to Artificial Intelligence (AI) or robots in the next ten years.
According to a new survey, younger people are most concerned about how technology may damage their career prospects. YouGov and the PR agency duke+mir conducted the study. There were 1,000 participants. Based on the study, 55% of respondents were concerned that robots or AI might take their jobs by 2033.
While 21% of those polled expressed no concern about technology taking their jobs, 24% were unsure. 45% of Western expatriates had the same concern, compared to 60% of survey respondents who voiced concern about AI and robots taking their jobs.
According to the survey, 66% of people under the age of 25 were concerned that AI and robots would
take their employment within the next ten years, compared to 57% of people between the ages of 25 and 44 and only 43% of people above the age of 45.
UAE government
Note that the UAE government is funding ambitious plans to turn the country into a center for artificial intelligence, including education and training programs that will foster cutting-edge technology development.
About the study, Jonathan Ivan-Duke, co-founder and partner at duke+mir, said that it is surprising that the youth and Emiratis are most concerned about the effects of future technological advancements given the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government’s emphasis on protecting and providing jobs for Emiratis in the present and future.
Despite the UAE’s reputation as a society that values innovation, Ivan-Duke continued, its individuals are cautious of new technology taking their employment.
