How will automation and AI affect our labour market?
Anyone who follows the news often encounters headlines about machines taking over jobs. And indeed, automation is advancing. While machines have supported tasks for years, many can now make decisions independently. How will this evolution impact the labour market? What skills will we need? How can workers be retrained to adapt? And what will it mean for inequality?
These questions are central to research by Mark Levels and Raymond Montizaan at Maastricht University. Their EU-funded project, TECHNEQUALITY, explores how AI and automation will shape society and develop solutions to prepare for the future.
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