Credit goes to George Pearkas for making me aware of this survey https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3mb56ocstd227
I find there are some interesting stats in here.
For example, two-thirds of responding firms report they are currently using AI, up from 59 percent in May and 38 percent in April 2024.
However, regarding employment, only 8% of companies report their need for workers is currently being decreased by AI. Specifically, what is interesting is that the clearest decrease seemed to be among low-skilled workers:
"Among firms noting an employment effect from the use of AI, the most widespread impact is to mid-skill workers. Still, there was not a consensus in the direction, a third noted a decrease, while about 20 percent noted an increase.
For low-skill workers the direction of impact was clearer, nearly thirty percent of firms reported a decrease in employment in those positions, while very few reported an increase."
Looking forward, 25% of companies report that they expect their need for workers to go down.
But another 30% said they expect to need different types of skills, rather than just fewer workers.
One other surprise: the report claims these impacts are actually "more widespread in the manufacturing sector than in services." I wouldn't have expected that.
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