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Ronald Bachmann discusses AI and the labour market at Essen Science Summer

Leiden, Netherlands, 15 June 2024 – Ronald Bachmann (RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research), SkiLMeeT scientific coordinator and professor of labour economics at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, discussed the impact of AI on the labour market during the 6th Essen Science Summer.

The event, “Future of Work”, organised at the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) on 7 June, 2024 gathered about 70 participants from academia and industry to discuss how digitalisation, new technologies, and artificial intelligence are transforming our professional lives.

Ronald Bachmann’s presentation, “Will ChatGPT & Co. Take Our Jobs? Insights from Economics”, focused on how generative AI can change the way we work.

Other speakers included Barbara Albert (UDE), Michael Friebe (FOM University of Applied Sciences), Bettar O. el Moctar (UDE), Meike Lenz (OGE Open Grid Europe), and Sebastian Korstick (Stadtwerke Essen).

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