Webinar 'Unrevealing Future Skills in the Age of Automation and AI'

Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are changing the nature of work. The use of new technologies has a substantial impact on skill demands in a variety of professions. To keep pace with the increased use of AI-based technologies and the ongoing rise of the automatability of work tasks, workers will require additional training to expand their career skills and acquire new knowledge. This involves technological expertise, digital skills, and cognitive, social, and emotional skills. But what about workers' perspectives and beliefs? How do workers perceive the risk of their occupations’ automatability? Are they willing to participate in further training, such as skill enhancement programs? And, what’s the value of early-career skills? This webinar will present and discuss current research findings, providing answers to these questions.

The speakers are:
o Dr. Christina Langer (Stanford University): “The Value of Early-Career Skills”
o Prof. Dr. Philipp Lergetporer (TUM Campus Heilbronn): “Automatability of Occupations and Workers' Labor Market Expectations”
o Prof. Dr. Helmut Krcmar (TUM Campus Heilbronn)

0:00 Introduction
6:05 “The Value of Early-Career Skills”
31:06 “Automatability of Occupations and Workers' Labor Market Expectations”