The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (人工智能) on Jobs
As you grew up, there's a good chance you heard the saying "go to a good school, get a good job, and make lots of money." On the surface, that seems like ___31___ advice. After all, college graduates, on ___32___ ,earn almost $1 million more in their lifetime than those with ___33___ a high school education.
Perhaps you were encouraged to earn a professional degree to ___34___ a high-paying job like a doctor, dentist, lawyer or something ___35___ . This also seems like great advice. A professional degree holder ___36___ earns more than $2 million more in their lifetime than the average college graduate. But that was then, not now.
Thanks to rapid ___37___ in artificial intelligence, jobs are falling to machines. And it's not just blue-collar jobs that are being taken ___38___ by automation (自动化). It's white-collar professions as well.
The safe, high paying jobs of the past are starting to look much less secure. If you're currently in one of the professions of finance, ___39___ or law, or going to school to get into these fields, you should ___40___ twice before continuing.