Philippine call centres brace for job losses from AI translators
The technology could dilute nation's advantage in English, replace up to 50,000 jobs in next 5 years
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THE outsourcing industry in the Philippines, which has dethroned India as the country with the most call centres in the world, is worried that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) will eat into the US$23 billion sector.
AI-powered translators could dilute the biggest advantage the Philippines has, the wide use of English, an industry meeting was told this week. Other AI applications could take over process-driven jobs.
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