https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/11/20/ai-to-affect-high-paying-jobs-held-by-bay-area-workers-the-most-studies-say/

High-paying jobs held by male, white and Asian-American workers will be more affected by artificial intelligence than lower-paying jobs, a new study has found. And San Jose and San Francisco are among the metro areas that will feel the biggest impact from AI, according to the researchers.

The study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution seems to contradict findings from previous studies — including Brookings’ own — that show lower-skilled workers will be most affected by robots and automation, which can involve AI. But it may be more accurate to say it complements those earlier studies. The new research is based on work by Stanford Ph.D. student Michael Webb, who developed a method to examine AI patents and compare the text with a Department of Labor database containing descriptions of occupational duties.