Will artificial intelligence usurp white collar jobs?

Chelliah, J

Will artificial intelligence usurp white collar jobs?

Chelliah, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Human Resource Management International Digest, 2017, 25 (3), pp. 1 - 3
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chelliah, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2351-3784	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Human Resource Management International Digest, 2017, 25 (3), pp. 1 - 3	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0967-0734	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/119726
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper highlights the risks faced by white-collar workers resulting from advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Design/methodology/approach: This paper explores recent research and expert opinion on the evolution of AI and its encroachment on white-collar jobs. Findings: This paper reveals susceptibility of white-collar jobs to AI. Practical implications: This paper guides HR practitioners in advising management on the possible deployment of AI to enhance productivity and the resultant impact in the roles that employees perform. Social implications: This study draws attention to the risks associated with the deployment of AI and as a consequence the loss of white-collar jobs. Originality/value: This study raises the issue of how AI could disrupt the workplace by usurping white-collar jobs and creates awareness of the need for people in vulnerable white-collar jobs to re-think their careers and for HR practitioners to manage the change that this disruption will bring.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Human Resource Management International Digest	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1108/HRMID-11-2016-0152	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Business & Management	en_US
dc.title	Will artificial intelligence usurp white collar jobs?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	25	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
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Abstract:

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This paper highlights the risks faced by white-collar workers resulting from advances in artificial intelligence (AI). Design/methodology/approach: This paper explores recent research and expert opinion on the evolution of AI and its encroachment on white-collar jobs. Findings: This paper reveals susceptibility of white-collar jobs to AI. Practical implications: This paper guides HR practitioners in advising management on the possible deployment of AI to enhance productivity and the resultant impact in the roles that employees perform. Social implications: This study draws attention to the risks associated with the deployment of AI and as a consequence the loss of white-collar jobs. Originality/value: This study raises the issue of how AI could disrupt the workplace by usurping white-collar jobs and creates awareness of the need for people in vulnerable white-collar jobs to re-think their careers and for HR practitioners to manage the change that this disruption will bring.

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