Jeb Bush warns robots taking US jobs is not science fiction

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Sunday that people "should be marching in the streets" to demand changes to "antiquated" education systems that aren't preparing students to be competitive in the job market against the robots of the future.

"The looming challenge of automation and artificial intelligence and the rapid advancement of technology brings great benefits but also creates huge challenges," Bush told radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.

The threat of a number of jobs being lost to automation is "real," he said. "This is not something that's science fiction. This is happening as we speak. And yet we still have this big skills gap."

Several studies in recent years show jobs at risk of being lost to robots as a real challenge for the labor market moving forward. A report from PricewaterhouseCoopers last month says up to 38 percent of jobs in the U.S. are "susceptible" to automation and artificial intelligence by the early 2030s.

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