One-third of all jobs in the world by 2025 will be done by software or robots, said Gartner, an American information technology research and advisory firm.

The Stamford, Connecticut-based company made its provocative claims at the start of its major conference, the Symposium / ITxpo.

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The company spoke about the growing use of drones and how one in three jobs will be taken over by software, robots and smart machines by 2025.

Peter Sondergaard, Gartner research director, explained the sentiment. He started by talking about drones.

At present, there are a number of companies and countries using drones for a variety of uses. A report from computerworld.com said that in five year's time, drones will be standard for agricultural, geographical surveys and oil and gas pipeline inspections.

Sondergaard said because of this, drones will eventually be the eyes and ears of the world.

He said drones are just one kind of emerging technology that will extend beyond the traditional information technology world. He calls them "smart machines."

These smart machines are a new kind of technology and machinery capable of multiply types of work. These types include both physical and intellectual kinds of work.

Sondergaard spoke about the machine's ability to grade multiple choices, a function available for years. New machines, however, are capable of grading essays and unstructured texts.

"Knowledge work will be automated," he said, not to mention the physical activities that robots will be taking over, as well.

Gartner said this not to scare people, but to prod companies into adapting to this new form of work.

"New digital businesses require less labor; machines will make sense of data faster than humans can," he said.

Gartner said companies should shift from focusing on measuring things and instead pivot to take advantage of these new technologies.

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