Jobs traditionally held by women are more susceptible to the effects of artificial intelligence (AI) than those typically done by men, particularly in high-income countries, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations’ International Labour Organization.
As AI increasingly takes on administrative activities and alters clerical employment, such secretarial work, it was determined that 9.6% of traditionally female jobs were likely to be transformed, compared to 3.5% of jobs performed by males.
Human involvement will still be required for many tasks – and roles are more likely to be radically changed rather than eliminated, the report said.
Jobs in the media, software and finance-related roles are also at the forefront of change as generative artificial intelligence expands its learning abilities.
“We stress that such exposure does not imply the immediate automation of an entire occupation, but rather the potential for a large share of its current tasks to be performed using this technology,” the report said.
It urged governments, businesses, and workers’ organizations to consider the ways in which artificial intelligence might improve employment quality and productivity.
