2023-06-07 10:04:00
For their study, the BCG surveyed almost 13,000 people worldwide, more than 1,000 of them in Germany. Bild: dpa
Will artificial intelligence take over many jobs in the future? According to a study by the management consultancy Boston Consulting Group, the concern drives a lot of employees. DGB boss Fahimi, on the other hand, is deliberately relaxed.
Many employees in Germany expect that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace their jobs in the coming years. According to the Handelsblatt, a survey by the management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that 40 percent assume that their jobs will no longer exist in the future because of AI. Worldwide, 36 percent of those surveyed had this concern, as the newspaper quoted from the study on Wednesday.
For their study, the BCG surveyed almost 13,000 people worldwide, more than 1,000 of them in Germany. A majority of German employees therefore believe that the advantages artificial intelligence outweigh the risks. In particular, programs like ChatGPT might help save time in the workplace and create more space for creative tasks, respondents said, according to the study.
DGB boss: “That’s obviously nonsense”
Almost every second person is “generally optimistic regarding the development” in the field of AI. This puts Germany in the lower midfield in a global comparison. The people in Brazil (71 percent) and India (60 percent) are significantly more optimistic.
The German trade union federation However, according to the report, the DGB is looking to the future without much concern regarding job losses given the all-time high in employment. “For many years it has been said that we will run out of work with digitization,” said DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi to the “Handelsblatt”. “This is obviously nonsense.”
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An increase in productivity through digitization makes sense because of the shortage of skilled workers. Companies and employees must be involved in the development and understand what technology is coming, she continued.
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