A newly released report highlights that Europe and Central Asia are the regions most exposed to emerging technologies, surpassing the Americas, where 29% (141 million) of jobs could potentially be affected, and 4.7% are at risk of automation. The Americas and Europe exceed the global average in terms of exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) at 24% and potential automation at 3.3%. In the Asia-Pacific, 442 million jobs might incorporate AI (22%), with 3.2% at risk of automation.
The report reveals a correlation between economic development and exposure to AI, indicating that regions with lower income levels, like Africa, experience a reduced potential exposure of 19% (105 million jobs). Across all global regions, women face higher exposure to AI than men. In Europe and Central Asia, 39% of women’s jobs (75 million) could be affected, compared to 26% of men’s jobs (61 million). In these regions, 8.6% of women’s jobs are at risk of automation, whereas the figure drops to 3.3% for men.
The International Labour Organization adopts a cautiously optimistic view regarding AI’s advancement in the workplace, emphasizing that human intervention will remain critical in numerous applications, indicating that rather than being eliminated, most jobs will undergo transformation.
