Subj : AI will lead to cut in human workers, executives admit
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 08 2024 16:15:05

AI will lead to cut in human workers, executives admit

Date:
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Description:
Artificial intelligence might just make some roles redundant, but theres hope 
that more jobs could be created as a result.

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New research has found implementing AI tools across various business 
functions is likely to reduce human workforces over the next five years. 

The survey from Adecco of senior-level execs from 2,000 large companies 
worldwide alluded to AI's negative impacts on the workforce after many had 
eased their concerns in recent months, and many more became distracted with 
re-introduced office-working policies. 

According to the report, an alarming two in five (41%) said that they foresee 
a decrease in their companys workforce due to AI. AI might replace workers, 
but its not the end of the world 

The revelation comes as more companies accept and implement artificial 
intelligence to streamline operations and boost efficiency. 

More broadly, perceptions of generative AI have been split. Many credit the 
technology for its ability to generate text, photos, and now videos from 
natural language prompts, while others have expressed concern over job 
insecurity. 

A reasonably new technology, AI really started to gain traction when OpenAI 
launched ChatGPT as a public preview in late November 2023. Since then, 
seemingly hundreds if not thousands of AI tools have sprung up, designed to 
tackle a wide range of tasks. 

Moreover, many tech giants have already reportedly started exploring and 
actioning layoffs as direct and indirect results of AI. 

Despite the highly negative outlook and the fact that Adeccos findings align 
with those of the World Economic Forums report in 2023, there is some hope. 
That same WEF report predicted that twice as many people anticipated that AI 
would create jobs as those who thought the technology would eliminate roles. 

Others are less concerned  despite the promised productivity benefits, many 
companies are still (seriously) lagging behind in properly adopting AI, with 
poor data foundations preventing them from going all-in. 

All in all, its clear that AI wont simply replace all human workers, and for 
many more years, at least, workers have very little to worry about and maybe 
even future opportunities to look forward to. 

Via Reuters More from TechRadar Pro Many managers want to replace workers 
with AI - but it might not be as bad as it seems Worried about your role? 
Here are the best job sites and best recruitment platforms Check out all of 
the best productivity tools



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/ai-will-lead-to-cut-in-human-workers-executives-
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