Author Olivia Le Poidevin
Geneva (Reuters) – Work traditionally done by women is more susceptible to artificial intelligence than men, especially those in high-income countries, is being affected by artificial intelligence, according to a report from the United Nations International Labor Organization.
It found that 9.6% of traditional female jobs will be transformed, while 3.5% of male jobs as AI will increasingly undertake administrative tasks and change paperwork, such as secretary work.
Many tasks still require human participation – and roles are more likely to change radically than be eliminated, the report said.
As Generative AI expands its learning capabilities, work on media, software and finance-related roles is also at the forefront of change.
“We emphasize that this contact does not mean immediate automation of the entire profession, but the potential to use the technology to perform a large number of its current tasks,” the report said.
It calls on governments and employers and worker organizations to think about how to use AI to improve productivity and work quality.
(Reported by Olivia Le Poideventing, reports by Ludwig Burger and Barbara Lewis)
