Post by rubl on Jan 4, 2017 11:30:15 GMT 7
The end is near 
"Japanese white-collar workers are already being replaced by artificial intelligence
Most of the attention around automation focuses on how factory robots and self-driving cars may fundamentally change our workforce, potentially eliminating millions of jobs. But AI that can handle knowledge-based, white-collar work are also becoming increasingly competent.
One Japanese insurance company, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, is reportedly replacing 34 human insurance claim workers with “IBM Watson Explorer,” starting by January 2017."
qz.com/875491/japanese-white-collar-workers-are-already-being-replaced-by-artificial-intelligence/
"Japanese white-collar workers are already being replaced by artificial intelligence
Most of the attention around automation focuses on how factory robots and self-driving cars may fundamentally change our workforce, potentially eliminating millions of jobs. But AI that can handle knowledge-based, white-collar work are also becoming increasingly competent.
One Japanese insurance company, Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance, is reportedly replacing 34 human insurance claim workers with “IBM Watson Explorer,” starting by January 2017."
qz.com/875491/japanese-white-collar-workers-are-already-being-replaced-by-artificial-intelligence/
