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(아시아) 일본 보험회사 인공지능으로 직원 34명 대체

밝은하늘孤舟獨釣 2017. 1. 7. 17:54

출처: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38521403


Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI

  • 5 January 2017
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  • From the sectionAsia

A robot holds a newspaper during a demonstration during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2016.Image copyrightAFP
Image captionThe World Economic Forum has said robots and AI could replace 5.1 million jobs by 2020

Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans are ousted from their jobs by machines. 인간이 기계에 밀려 일자리에서 쫓겨나는 일은 SF에서나 가능하다고 여겼는데 현실이 되었다. (are ousted from: 에서 축출되다, 쫓겨나다)

For 34 staff at a Japanese insurance firm, that vision just became a reality. 34명의 일본 보험회사 직원이 곧 현실로 그렇게 될 판국이다.

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is laying off the employees and replacing them with an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can calculate insurance payouts. 후코쿠 상호생명보험이 직원들을 해고하고 그 자리에 보험배당금을 계산할 수 있는 인공지능을 투입하려고 한다. (is laying off: 해고하다) (insurance payouts: 보험배당금)

The firm believes it will increase productivity by 30%. 이렇게 함으로써 회사는 30%의 생산성이 높아질 거리고 예상한다.

It expects to save around 140m yen (£979,500 / $1.2m) a year in salaries after the 200m yen AI system is installed later this month. 이달 말 2억앤 짜리 인공지능이 설치되면, 연간 1억4천만 엔을 세이브할 것으로 예상된다.

Maintenance of the set-up is expected to cost about 15m yen annually. 신설되는 인공지능은 관리비는 연간 1,500만 엔이 들 것으로 예상된다.

Japan's Mainichi reports that the system is based on IBM Japan Ltd's Watson, which IBM calls a "cognitive technology that can think like a human".

IBM says it can "analyze and interpret all of your data, including unstructured text, images, audio and video".

Fukoku Mutual will use the AI to gather the information needed for policyholders' payouts - by reading medical certificates, and data on surgeries or hospital stays.

According to The Mainichi, three other Japanese insurance companies are considering adopting AI systems for work like finding the optimal cover plan for customers.

A study by the World Economic Forum predicted last year that the rise of robots and AI will result in a net loss of 5.1 million jobs over the next five years in 15 leading countries. 작년 세계경제포럼의 연구조사는 로보트와 인공지능의 부상으로 세계를 선도하는 15개 국에서 5년 내에 510만 개의 순수일자리가 살아질 것으로 예측했다.

The 15 economies covered by the survey account for approximately 65% of the world's total workforce. 이 15개 국가의 경제는 전세계 일터의 약 65%를 차지하고 있다.