Where digital and robotic AI agents are now gaining ground

There is considerable debate about how much AI will impact certain jobs, and a new study suggests that the impact will change more than half of people’s working hours.

That’s according to a new survey report from the Wharton School and Accenture, which estimates that more than 50% of work time is likely to be influenced by AI agents.

The analysis defines a “minimum viable” AI-driven organization as one with at least 60 enterprise agents – 35 digital and 25 physical – that can support work in various functions such as research and development, manufacturing, human resources, finance and customer service. A company that pursues “aggressive modeling scenarios.” The researchers predict that growth of 10% can be expected.

The report cites the Wharton-Accenture Skills Index, which shows a shift from a role-based to a skills-based labor market. To predict how companies will integrate AI, the Accenture-Wharton team analyzed tasks and roles…