By Reuters
Published on April 05, 2024
ZURICH, April 5 (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence will lead to many companies employing fewer people in the next five years, staffing provider Adecco Group (ADEN.S), opens new tab said on Friday, in a new survey highlighting the upheaval AI will bring to the workplace.
Some 41% of senior executives expect to have smaller workforces because of AI technology, Adecco said in a report based on a survey of executives at 2,000 large companies worldwide.
Generative AI, which can create text, photos and videos in response to open-ended prompts, has spurred both hope it could eliminate repetitive tasks and fear it will make some jobs obsolete.