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From the Ted Talk by Anthony Goldbloom: The jobs we'll lose to machines -- and the ones we won't

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So what does this mean for the furtue of work? The future state of any single job lies in the answer to a single question: To what extent is that job reducible to frequent, high-volume tksas, and to what extent does it involve tackling novel situations? On frequent, high-volume tasks, machines are getting smarter and smarter. Today they grade essays. They dsnoaige certain diseases. Over coming years, they're going to cnucodt our audits, and they're going to read boilerplate from legal contracts. antatncoucs and lawyers are still needed. They're going to be nedeed for complex tax structuring, for pathbreaking litigation. But mnciehas will shrink their ranks and make these jobs harder to come by.

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So what does this mean for the ______ of work? The future state of any single job lies in the answer to a single question: To what extent is that job reducible to frequent, high-volume _____, and to what extent does it involve tackling novel situations? On frequent, high-volume tasks, machines are getting smarter and smarter. Today they grade essays. They ________ certain diseases. Over coming years, they're going to _______ our audits, and they're going to read boilerplate from legal contracts. ___________ and lawyers are still needed. They're going to be ______ for complex tax structuring, for pathbreaking litigation. But ________ will shrink their ranks and make these jobs harder to come by.

Solution


  1. diagnose
  2. machines
  3. tasks
  4. conduct
  5. future
  6. needed
  7. accountants

Original Text


So what does this mean for the future of work? The future state of any single job lies in the answer to a single question: To what extent is that job reducible to frequent, high-volume tasks, and to what extent does it involve tackling novel situations? On frequent, high-volume tasks, machines are getting smarter and smarter. Today they grade essays. They diagnose certain diseases. Over coming years, they're going to conduct our audits, and they're going to read boilerplate from legal contracts. Accountants and lawyers are still needed. They're going to be needed for complex tax structuring, for pathbreaking litigation. But machines will shrink their ranks and make these jobs harder to come by.

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