Artificial intelligence is taking over numerous industries in the US, raising concerns among Americans who fear they will be replaced by the technology.
Now, new research has revealed the most and least AI-resilient cities across the country, based on five key metrics, including job availability, the state’s population growth, and job diversity.
Workers based in major technology centers should look to major coastal urban areas if they want to avoid falling prey to artificial intelligence, with Phoenix, Arizona taking the top spot as the most AI-resilient city in the country.
The report warned that Providence, Rhode Island, is the top city most susceptible to AI-related job losses.
A report revealed the best cities to move to if you want to avoid AI, and the top cities you should consider moving away from. The green thumbs up are the safest places for jobs, while the red thumbs down are locations that will lose jobs to AI
Researchers looked at data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the total number of jobs available in major cities and the extent of economic diversity in those areas.
They then looked at the economic growth rate and how many jobs are at low risk of being taken over by AI.
The team averaged the scores of the 50 most populous cities in the US to determine which cities are susceptible to AI.
The report, published by an online gambling site Casinos.USAfound that people who work in technology centers like Austin, Raleigh, San Jose and San Francisco have the most job security.
The report noted that these cities are likely to be the safest because AI-related jobs will become the new norm, creating more jobs in the tech industry.
“This could well be because AI-related jobs will be the new norm in a relatively short time, but it could also be because technology is likely to be the industry that will see the biggest boom as a result of automation,” the report said. said.
Los Angeles, California is among the top cities to move to when it comes to job security as AI jobs are taken over
However, if you live in a hyper-specialized industrial city focused on manufacturing, it may be time to consider moving, the report warned.
That included places like Hartford, Connecticut, New Orleans, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee and Tucson, Arizona.
When a large portion of a city focuses on just one industry, such as manufacturing, the risk of AI replacing jobs becomes high.
This was true of textile workers in the early 19th century and telephone operators in the 1960s, all of whom lost their jobs due to technological advances.
“If you’re concerned about maintaining a career despite the AI takeover,” the report said, “consider moving to a city where job diversification and economic growth mean people will still be relevant in a few years. ‘
The majority of the top-ranking cities for AI safety are large metropolitan areas and major state capitals, as there is a more diverse range of industries that can provide additional job security as AI technology continues to develop.
Phoenix earned the top spot among the top cities for its wide range of careers and concentrated jobs that are at low risk of being replaced by AI – such as firefighters, surgeons and heavy equipment operators.
There are approximately 95,000 job openings across a wide range of industries in Phoenix, which, combined with economic growth of 1.2 percent in 2022, makes it an ideal city to work, the report said.
Meanwhile, job availability in Providence is less than a third of that in Phoenix, with only 24,500 openings and economic growth of just 0.1 percent in 2022.
Artificial intelligence could quickly take over jobs as the technology becomes more common
The report shows that only a fifth of job openings in Providence are AI-proof, making it the worst place to live if you want to escape AI.
According to LinkedIn, the number of job postings mentioning AI has more than doubled since 2021, while the technology contributed to the loss of more than 4,000 jobs in May last year, according to a separate study. report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
LinkedIn job postings that mention AI or generative AI have grown 17 percent over the past two years compared to job postings that don’t mention artificial intelligence.
Jobs in the US likely to be at high risk of being replaced by AI include budget analysts, technical writers and web developers, while careers such as hairdressers, firefighters and pipe layers are at the lowest risk, according to a study. Pew Research Center report.
In the middle of the riskiest jobs are CEOs, veterinarians, interior designers and sales managers.
Meanwhile, jobs that are increasingly in demand are technology-based professions, including machine learning engineers, natural language processing (NLP) scientists, software developers and data scientists.
“We are seeing increasing demand for AI skills across a wide range of industries and regions,” said Olivier Sabella, vice president of LinkedIn Talent Solutions. CNBC.
“These vacancies range from positions in which professionals will work directly on AI development, such as AI engineer, to vacancies in which AI is listed as a required skill.”