The chatbot "ChatGPT" is on everyone's lips. © Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / dpa
Many people in Germany fear for their jobs – thanks to artificial intelligence. Nevertheless, the majority in this country assumes that the technology has more advantages than disadvantages.
Berlin – Many workers in Germany expect artificial intelligence (AI) to replace their jobs in the coming years. According to Handelsblatt, according to a survey by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 40 percent assume that their jobs will no longer exist in the future because of AI. Worldwide, 36 percent of respondents have this concern, as the newspaper quoted from the study on Wednesday.
Germans rather pessimistic - optimism in Brazil and India
For its study, BCG surveyed almost 13,000 people worldwide, over 1000,<> of them in Germany. According to the survey, a majority of German employees believe that the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks. In particular, programs like ChatGPT could help save time in the workplace and create more space for creative tasks, respondents said, according to Boston Consulting Group.
Almost one in two is "generally optimistic about the development" in the field of AI. This puts Germany in the lower midfield in a global comparison. People in Brazil (71 percent) and India (60 percent) are much more optimistic.
DGB expects productivity increases instead of job losses
However, according to the report, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) is looking to the future without much concern about job losses in view of the all-time employment peak. "For many years, it has been invoked that we are running out of work with digitization," DGB boss Yasmin Fahimi told Handelsblatt. "That's obviously nonsense." An increase in productivity through digitization makes perfect sense because of the shortage of skilled workers. Companies and employees must be taken along in the development and understand what technology is coming their way, she continued. (AFP, LF)
