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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart

Workplace AI, robots and trackers are bad for quality of life, study finds

Robot humanoid face close up with graphic concept of  AI thinking brain
Economists at Goldman Sachs forecast last year that 300m jobs worldwide could be automated out of existence by 2030 as a result of the development of generative AI. Photograph: Pitinan Piyavatin/Alamy

Exposure to new technologies including trackers, robots and AI-based software at work is bad for people’s quality of life, according to a groundbreaking study from the Institute for the Future of Work.

Based on a survey of more than 6,000 people, the thinktank analysed the impact on wellbeing of four groups of technologies that are becoming increasingly prevalent across the economy.

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