The automation of work brought by artificial intelligence (AI) will affect more women, which risks deepening inequalities with men, says the general director of the International Labor Organization (OIM).
Artificial intelligence will replace human strength on a series of jobs – photo shutterstock
The warning was done on Monday at a summit about AI in Paris, AFP informs, quoted by Agerpres.
Already, artificial intelligence, and especially of generating, capable of producing all kinds of content, has an impact on the labor market and “We know that most of the jobs that will be automated will be jobs where women work largely‘said Gilbert Houngbo during a round table at Grand Palais, where political leaders were gathered in the world of technology.
“It is very likely to do it”
These categories of jobs “What will be destroyed will increase the gap between men and women. This is a thing that should be considered“He continued.
“If companies will be able to replace workers with robots, It is very likely to do it ”, Houngbo also stressed, reiterating the numerous fears around this new technology that appeared on the global stage in 2022 with the arrival of Chatgpt from Openai.
“Less well paid and less well protected”
However, for the moment, you would create more jobs than destroy, even if these new jobs will probably be “Less well paid and less well protected ”, said the director of this UN agency.
Expectations are for artificial intelligence to affect 2.3% of jobs around the world, or about 75 million jobs, according to ILO.
“People who write for television, people who work in Call Center, all These people are extremely worried that you will reduce their autonomy or replace them completely‘said Christy Hoffman, Secretary General of the International Union Federation Uni Global Union.
“You will not take our jobs, but the lack of training to develop new skills”
In order for these workers to not be left behind, it takes “Real support through a social protection system“, But also by “Continuous training“Of the employees, Gilbert Houngbo pleaded.
“Because, indeed, not artificial intelligence will take our jobs, but the lack of preparation to develop new skills in the context in which you do so.”he emphasized.
