New AI Tools Are Disrupting Design Careers and Slashing Costs By Daniel Lee Roughly 36 million U.S. citizens are currently working in occupations which are threatened by automation. By 2030, approximately 20 million manufacturing jobs will be lost as a result of automation. Up to 30% of jobs could rely on AI by 2035. Since the Industrial Revolution in the mid 18th century (almost 300 years ago), there have been growing societal fears relating to the potential scope of technology eventually becoming competitive enough so as to make the work of humans obsoleteand consequently deprive them of their livelihoods. New AI Tools Are Disrupting Design Careers and Slashing Costs