Will AI Automation Really Kill Jobs? A New Survey Finds Canadian Workers Are Split on the Answer

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Geoffrey Hinton, the "godfather of AI."Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty ImagesGeoffrey Hinton doesn't think CEOs have thought about how mass unemployment impacts buying.Hinton argued AI will likely destroy more jobs than it creates, impacting white-collar roles.Students express concern that AI could harm their future job prospects and economic security.The "godfather of AI" has a reality check for CEOs.Geoffrey Hinton, the British-Canadian No…

Will AI automation really kill jobs?

A new survey by sociologists assessed public attitudes and perceptions about the AI-related threat of job displacement.

Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer

Since 2023, there has been a steady increase in media stories about the potential for automation by artificial intelligence (AI) to displace workers. As sociologists who study what people think and feel about work, we wondered if these narratives were gaining any traction among workers. Understanding worker attitudes toward automation is a crucial part of studying AI’s broader impact on work and society. If large segments of the workforce feel t…