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Artificial intelligence experts believe there is a 50-50 chance that machines will take over all our jobs within a century.
A poll of more than 2,700 researchers shows it could be 'better and cheaper' than people in all professions by 2116 – almost 50 years earlier than the same forecast last year.
The bank Goldman Sachs predicts that 300 million positions worldwide are already at risk.
The '2023 Expert Survey on Progress in AI' was conducted by six academics from the University of Oxford and institutions in the US and Germany.
A poll of more than 2,700 researchers shows that it could be 'better and cheaper' than humans in all professions by 2116 – almost 50 years earlier than the same prediction last year (stock image)
They said there was at least a 50 percent chance it would do the most within ten years, with more complex tasks such as installing electrical wiring in a house taking longer (stock image)
Participants were presented with a list of tasks, from folding laundry to writing hit songs and Taylor Swift, and asked how long it would take before AI could do them better and cheaper.
They said there was at least a 50 percent chance it would do the most within a decade, with more complex tasks such as installing electrical wiring in a house taking longer.
They said that by 2116 there was a 50 percent chance that AI would excel in all roles, from truck drivers to surgeons.
However, the World Economic Forum predicts that AI will generate 12 million more jobs than it replaces in the coming years.