An international study, published by Infosys, found that four out of ten young people believe robots will be able to do their jobs within a decade.

The survey was conducted by ICM Unlimited and included around 1000 young people each in different countries such as Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, United Kingdom and the United States.

Half of the youngsters surveyed in the Western developed countries insisted on the limitations of their education. The skills gap displayed in the survey revealed that almost 80 per cent of the students globally have to learn new skills not taught in school. The rapid technology change requires a constant process of learning new skills which the schools are unable to provide.

Vishal Sikka, Infosys CEO, said: “Technologies have evolved far faster than what was thought possible even 10 years ago, while the educational system remains wedded to practices initially designed for agrarian societies 300 years ago”.

The study also found that youngsters from developing markets feel more positive about their job prospects than their peers in developed markets.

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