Automotive and assembly, as well as telecom industries worldwide reported the biggest workforce cuts in 2019 due to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, according to a global AI survey. Eight percent of respondents from the automotive and assembly industry said that AI adoption has led to more than ten percent decrease in the workforce in their companies. While retail and high tech industries boasted the highest workforce increases as a result of AI adoption.
Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry
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McKinsey & Company. (November 22, 2019). Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/
McKinsey & Company. "Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry." Chart. November 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/
McKinsey & Company. (2019). Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/
McKinsey & Company. "Impact of Artificial Intelligence (Ai) on Workforces in Organizations Worldwide as of 2019, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/
McKinsey & Company, Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on workforces in organizations worldwide as of 2019, by industry [Graph], McKinsey & Company, November 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1085908/worldwide-ai-workforce-change-industry/