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Over the next two
decades, we will see computers and robots automate many of todayŐs jobs,
leaving those jobs that rely on human contact, interpersonal or caring skills.
This care economy will still include jobs such as nursing, child care,
teaching, policing ands other personal services, as well as future equivalents
to todayŐs lifestyle consultancy and personal trainers. Those parts of other
jobs that are human oriented will grow (e.g. leadership and inspiration), while
their intellectual components will shrink (analysis, administration, creativity
etc). Jobs that rely mainly on intellect or precision manual skills will be replaced
by smart machines and sophisticated robots. Only a small elite will still get
work in these fields, for which they will be very highly paid, providing the
very few skills that computers still canŐt manage.