Timeline for AI replacement + career paths most at risk to AI

With the media all over AI, it's fun to see what the future may hold, but at the same time, I am worried about how it will impact my career as an incoming 2024 SA in IB.

I'm at a T-20, and almost all of my friends are going into either investment banking, consulting, law, or tech, and the Goldman report indicated that the analyst levels in these industries were all at risk. Which do you all think is the most at risk?

Also, I am wondering about the timeline for when significant human replacement could occur? I've heard some say that this will be a major impact in a couple of years... before I even hit the desk for FT. In the back of my mind, I am tempted to get out in front of this trend and go pre-med my last two years and pursue med school.

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