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Old Skills for new technologies?
AI has major implications for the skills workers need to access quality jobs. This article argues that foundational skills, more so than AI expertise, will be central for workforces to navigate this transformation.
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How to measure the economy-wide impact of AI
Poland becomes the first country application of a new World Bank Group–ILO technical collaboration designed to assess the potential macroeconomic impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
AI and work
The messy business of managing people at work: Is AI the solution?
As AI rapidly transforms recruitment and workplace management, ILO Senior Economist Janine Berg examines the messy realities behind AI in HR and explores whether these emerging systems actually improve decision-making, or simply automate flawed...
Employment in Focus blog series
Navigating Generative AI’s transformations in ASEAN labour markets
ILO employment specialists in Asia analyse the impact by sector, occupation, gender, and education level and explore implications for future policy responses
Questions and Answers
Rethinking AI’s impact on the future of work
AI’s impact goes beyond the quantity of jobs- it’s also about how technology is affecting wages, conditions and new opportunities. Sher Verick answers questions about some overlooked dimensions and what it will take to ensure AI benefits all...
AI and Work
Modern talking: A new chapter in human-computer interaction
The article examines the long trajectory of human-computer communication, from early interface innovations to the rise of multimodal AI. It shifts attention away from speculative debates about artificial general intelligence and instead focuses on...
AI and Work
Governing AI in the World of Work: A review of global ethics guidelines
A new ILO study examines how 245 global AI ethics frameworks address issues related to work and labour rights, and the extent to which AI governance is tied with decent work and fundamental principles and rights.
AI and Work
AI's double-edged sword: A new frontier for employment of people with disabilities?
This article explores how artificial intelligence can both empower and disadvantage persons with disabilities in employment. It highlights the ILO Global Business and Disability Network’s efforts to promote responsible, inclusive AI that enhances...
AI and Work
The future of work: How will junior programmers be affected?
Many current computer science students and junior programmers approach the current debate about the impact of AI on the job market with a mixture of disbelief and uncertainty. While some are heralding a massive replacement of computer scientists in...
AI and Work
Digital transformation is pivotal to achieving the goal of universal social protection
This article explores how digital technologies, including AI, are enhancing the delivery and inclusiveness of social protection systems – while also highlighting the risks, governance challenges, and equity considerations they raise. Drawing on...
AI and Work
AI provides innovative ways to improve compliance with labour laws
AI is making labour inspections smarter and more effective. MIRA, a tool developed for Albania’s Labour Inspectorate with ILO support, helps inspectors spot workplace violations faster by using machine learning to analyze risks and predict problems....
AI and Work
The Artificial Intelligence illusion: How invisible workers fuel the "automated" economy
While AI is celebrated as a driver of automation, its success hinges on an invisible workforce performing low-paid, precarious tasks under challenging conditions. This article unpacks the hidden realities of AI's "human-in-the-loop" model and its...
AI and Work
Minimizing the negative effects of AI-induced technological unemployment
As AI reshapes the job landscape, fears of widespread unemployment clash with optimism for productivity gains. This blog examines the nuanced reality and the need for proactive policies to support affected workers.