AI: 27% of jobs are highly exposed to the risk of automation
More than a quarter (27%) of jobs in member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rely on skills that could be easily automated. Workers fear losing their jobs with the ongoing AI revolution.
So far, there is no evidence that the emergence of AI has had a significant impact on employment. But this can be explained by the fact that the revolution is only in its infancy, noted the OECD.
The jobs most at risk of automation represent on average 27% of the workforce in OECD countries, with Eastern European countries being the most at risk. Three in five workers fear losing their job to AI in the next ten years, the OECD found in a survey last year, which surveyed 5,300 workers in 2,000 companies in manufacturing sectors. and financier from seven OECD countries. The survey was done before the popularization of generative AI, like ChatGPT.
Still, two-thirds of workers who use AI say automation has made their job less dangerous or tedious. “The impact of AI in the workplace and whether the benefits will outweigh the risks will depend on the actions we take”said OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann. “States must help workers prepare for the changes and take advantage of the opportunities that AI will bring”he continued.
Minimum wages and collective bargaining could help ease the pressure AI could put on wages, while governments and regulators must ensure that workers’ rights are not compromised, the Institute said. OECD.
