(Finance) – The companies they look with optimism toArtificial Intelligence: 72% of employers believe that it will have a positive impact on business and 55% also expect benefits in terms of employment. In reverse, it is female workers (51%) and operational staff (43%) who express the greatest concerns and doubts about its use.
These are just some of the data illustrated at the first Annual Conference of ManpowerGroup Italyfrom the title “The Exchange – Let’s design the future of work together” which was held today Thursday 30 May in Milan. A day dcomparison and debate trto experts, university professors, economists, company leaders and startups on the new trends that are redesigning work, between Green transition, Artificial Intelligence and Intergenerationality.
“With “The Exchange” we wanted to create a unique space for reflection on the main transformations that are affecting the world of work” declared Anna Gionfriddo, CEO of ManpowerGroup Italia. “Supporting companies in understanding these trends means preparing them to face future challenges, but also offering them the opportunity to shape the changes and take part in them. The data presented today highlights great enthusiasm for innovations. However, it is crucial that the adoption of AI and the transformations resulting from the green transition are accompanied by adequate training and support strategies, to ensure that all workers can benefit from these changes and acquire the skills necessary to be an active part in the process ”.
The skills issue is precisely at the center of the day of debate and in-depth analysis of some of the main challenges and risks of Artificial Intelligence. It is the photograph taken from the international research “The Work We Want” carried out by the World Employment Confederation of which ManpowerGroup is a partner, together with the ManpowerGroup survey on the feelings of people and companies regarding AI. While the majority of employers (81%) agree that advances in AI will require new talent and new ways of working, 78% are concerned, however, that they will not be able to train employees quickly enough to keep up with technological developments over the next three years. The speed with which innovations appear in the world of work makes it increasingly complex for a large part of companies (80%) to plan their future talent needs.
Hence the need, expressed by almost all managers (92%), of a new work organization which, through the introduction of flexible strategies, allows companies greater adaptability and a better ability to respond to changes. From building sector talent pools (91%), to adopting a skills-based approach to hiring (89%), from using online talent platforms (89%), to increasing temporary workers permanent or fixed-term (88%), up to offering greater internal flexibility (88%) and hiring talent from abroad (88%). 79% of the managers interviewed also say that hiring a share of workers who are already experienced and have AI-related skills is an effective way to spread knowledge among all the people in the company.
Among the most anticipated events of the day are the speeches by Luciano Floridi, philosopher and Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center at Yale University, Marta Dassù, Senior Advisor European Affairs for The Aspen Institute, Amalia Ercoli Finzi, consultant for NASA and ESA and ASI and among the main Investigators of the Rosetta Mission, with his daughter Elvina Finzi, Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Stefano Boeri, Architect and Urban Planner, current President of the Triennale di Milano, Giovanni Soldini, ocean navigator and pioneer in development of innovative technologies and setups for racing boats.
From the findings that emerged during the intense day of debates during “The Exchange” the first manifesto on the future of work in the time of artificial intelligence will be collectively developedwhich will highlight the challenges and opportunities of the sector, offering a long-term vision, defining a series of tangible commitments to which companies can adhere, to encourage virtuous, ethical and conscious management and development of the world of work that awaits us.
The contribution of the experts who will take part in “The Exchange” tincluding: Paola Pisano, Associate Professor of Business and Innovation Management, former Minister of Innovation and Digitalization, Cosimo Accoto, visiting scientist at the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center of MIT in Boston, Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University and Chief Innovation Officer of ManpowerGroup, and Leandro Pecchia, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome.