An infographic from Goldman Sachs clearly shows which sectors of the economy are most affected by automation using AI.

The graph compares two key indicators: the share of labor costs in company revenue and the level of potential automation of AI processes. The focus is on three clusters: software and IT services, professional services, and the financial sector. They have both high personnel costs and a high degree of process substitutability with algorithms. According to analysts, it is these industries that will become the first arenas of a radical restructuring of business models.

By comparison, our mining, metallurgy, and energy industries show low rates in terms of both labor costs and the risk of automation. Here, the impact of AI will be gradual and limited, more in the areas of supply chain optimization, predictive control of equipment, and data analytics than in the direct replacement of labor.