Artificial Intelligence and Workers' Well-Being

Osea Giuntella, Johannes König () and Luca Stella ()
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Johannes König: DIW Berlin
Luca Stella: University of Milan

No 16485, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This study explores the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and workers' well-being and mental health using longitudinal survey data from Germany (2000-2020). We construct a measure of individual exposure to AI technology based on the occupation in which workers in our sample were first employed and explore an event study design and a difference-in-differences approach to compare AI-exposed and non-exposed workers. Before AI became widely available, there is no evidence of differential pre-trends in workers' well-being and concerns about their economic futures. Since 2015, however, with the increasing adoption of AI in firms across Germany, we find that AI-exposed workers have become less satisfied with their life and job and more concerned about job security and their personal economic situation. However, we find no evidence of a significant impact of AI on workers' mental health, anxiety, or depression.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; future of work; well-being; mental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 J28 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45 pages
Date: 2023-09
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