Gauging Impact of AI on Jobs and Workers

September 6, 2024

Artificial intelligence might turn out to be like past technology breakthroughs, eliminating some jobs while creating others, for an overall benefit, the AP reports. But in Issues, Stuart W. Elliott argues that this time could be different, and that we must look more sharply at how AI will require changes in worker education and training. If the changes are feasible, he writes, the overall impact of AI “will look like the changes we have seen with other technological innovations. However, if the necessary changes in work skills are not feasible, then it is most likely that this time will be different.”