Amid widespread speculation that artificial intelligence (AI) will make most of today’s jobs redundant and even replace humanity itself, the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work has taken a more pragmatic approach.
Its study on the impact of modern technologies on almost 5,000 workers highlights employee concerns about the adverse effect AI is already having on their day-to-day work lives. While the majority of those surveyed believed that older technologies such as laptops and smartphones generally improve their quality of life, the same is not true of AI.