The document discusses the impact of technological change and automation on current and future jobs. It notes that a new wave of technological progress will accelerate the automation of brainwork in the service sector and could put 47% of current jobs at high risk of disappearing. While current employment levels are high in the US and UK, experts have warned that new technologies could threaten middle-class jobs and questioned whether workers have the necessary skills to compete in an increasingly tough market. The document concludes that reeducation may be more important than welfare programs to deal with the effects of technological changes on work.