Policy Article
Who is afraid of AI? Who should be?
Kiel Policy Brief, 198
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Labor Market
Digitalization
- Occupations that are highly cognitive, non-physical, and low in social interaction — typically higher-skill white-collar roles such as data analysts, software developers, and translators — turn out to be highly AI-exposed
- Occupations requiring manual dexterity or intensive interpersonal contact — such as construction labourers or nursing aides — remain among the least exposed to current AI technologies
- Aggregate occupational exposure to AI has risen markedly since 2010, with especially rapid gains in the late 2010s and early 2020s
- Our baseline estimates show no detectable effect of AI exposure on total firm employment, while it is associated with clear skill upgrading
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