For decades, world wars and fears of a brave new world have made British workers very anxious. Yet it appears that the rise of robots has been overestimated, according to new data. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published a series of data which showed that far fewer jobs are at risk of replacement by robots than previously thought.

In 2017, out of the 19.9 million jobs analyzed in England, 7. 4 percent of people were employed in jobs at high risk of replacement. This marked a fall of 0.7 percent less than in 2011. However, the number of employees that were in jobs at low risk of replacement in 2017 was 27.7 percent of all employees, a rise of 2.4 percent since 2011.

The ONS found that the three jobs with the highest possibility of replacement are waiters and waitresses, shelf fillers and the most basic sales jobs. As expected, regular things in a fixed order and repeated tasks can be carried out more quickly and efficiently by an algorithm(计算程序) written by a human, or a machine designed for specific functions. Therefore, the risk of replacement in such jobs is to be higher.

However, the three jobs at the lowest risk of replacement are doctors, higher education professionals and senior education professionals. Furthermore, while the general number of jobs has increased, most of these are jobs that are at low or medium (中等的) risk, suggesting that the labour market may be changing to jobs that require more complex skills.

Alessandro, an expert in AI, said he was not surprised by the fall in jobs which were at risk. “When something like technology becomes fashionable, there's a rise in major expectations. Our expectation reaches the highest point, and then it comes back down to a more realistic level,” he added.

Sonia Denoncourt is one of the most successful celebrities in the world of women’s soccer. She made her name doing what many still think of as a “man’s job” --refereeing(裁判) soccer matches.

The Canadian began her career as a referee in 1978, at the age of 14. She worked her way up, and in 1994, became the first female international FIFA referee. Sonia was the first woman to referee a top men’s professional game, in EL Salvador in 1996. A year later, she became the first female to referee a men’s first division game (甲级队) in Brazil. She has refereed at thousands of games at all levels, including over 100 international games, three World Cups, and two Olympic Games.

Her goal has always been to encourage more young women to become involved in the game. She accepts that it can be difficult, but she is sure that progress is possible. “I became a top referee and I’m from Canada, which is not a huge footballing nation,” she said. “So if I can do it, anyone can. And I wouldn’t change anything about my life because my career has given me excellent opportunities.”

In 1994, there were only four female referees on FIFA’s list. In 2008, this figure had risen to552--over 18 percent of the 3,000 listed FIFA referees and assistants. She is now Head of FIFA Women’s refereeing and continues to promote the role of women in soccer. However, there is still a long way to go in the battle for equality in the game.

It is still very unusual to see a female referee at the top international tournaments. Some people say this is because the women referees aren’t fit enough to work at the highest level. But for Sonia, this is simply an excuse to hide the widespread opposition to women doing what is considered a “man’s job”. “It’s a social thing,” she says. “In some countries women in positions of authority are just not accepted.” Even Sonia admits, “Football is still a man’s world.” However, things are changing, thanks to pioneering women like Sonia.

Taylor A. Humphrey, a 33-year-old woman from New York, works as a professional baby name, charging people thousands of dollars for helping them pick out the perfect names for their offspring.

Humphrey has been a full-time baby name for years. Her services range from a simple phone call and a list of bespoke names based on the answers to a questionnaire, to a $10,000 option that involves genealogical (家谱) investigations and selecting a name on-brand with the family business.

Humphrey has been interested in baby names most of her life. She recalls losing herself in baby-name books that her mother got for her from the library as a child, and she never really grew out of it. After graduating from university, she tried a bunch of careers, including screenwriting, but even then, the most exciting part of the job was picking out character names.

In 2015, the young New Yorker took her passion for names to social media, posting free advice and name suggestions on social media platforms like Instagram and TokTok, where her clips have millions of views. It wasn’t until 2018 that she realized her passion could be the basis of a profitable niche (商机) business.

So how does a professional baby namer find the right names for every client? Well, in Taylor’s case, she search the Social Security database for data, scans film credits, observes street signs, and keeps an eye on trends. For example, names associated with disasters (Katrina, Isis, etc.) aren’t too popular nowadays, and neither are those of popular tech services like Alexa or Siri.

Apparently, one of the most common issues of clients who turn to a professional baby namer is running out of names. On their third or fourth baby, people run out of inspiration, and that’s where people like Taylor come in. Then there are situations where families want a name befitting their family’s heritage or one associated with certain traits, and that’s Taylor’s bread and butter.