AI and automation (robotics) are typically lumped into a single category of “technology,” especially in terms of impact on jobs. Though unions rail against both as a cause of blue-collar job reductions, it is becoming increasingly clear that the two types of technology affect jobs differently. A recent report by The Brookings Institution indicates that artificial intelligence implementation usually impacts white collar jobs such as market research analysts and marketing specialists, sales managers, computer programmers and personal financial advisors.
