The AI Revolution is Coming for GIS: What You Need to Know About Microsoft’s Latest Warning

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Microsoft recently released a sobering analysis that has sent ripples through the professional world: a comprehensive list of the 40 occupations most at risk from artificial intelligence disruption. In their research paper “Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI,” buried at position 33 sits a profession that might surprise many: Geographers – a category that encompasses the vast majority of GIS professionals working today.

Read the entire article to find out more about how AI may affect GIS professionals


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