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New report on AI adoption warns workers could face more complex
responsibilities for lower pay

Date:
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:40:00 +0000

Description:
AI could lead to productivity, unemployment, and health gaps  we should focus
on sustainable human-AI collaboration.

FULL STORY

A new Occupational Medicine journal article has uncovered the potential
impacts that AI could have on work, and it could mean that we'll face higher
workloads without seeing a correlative pay rise. 

By automating routine and administrative tasks, AI has now presented human
workers with a new challenge  managing it. The researchers worry this could 
be adding to stress and pressure, particularly without the correct training. 

All of this comes as AI promises to deliver huge productivity boosts, but the
reality is that the tech has threatened to create major industrial shifts and
even displace (or redefine) entry-level workers.

Is AI making work more stressful?

The report warns that AI can increase workers' responsibilities despite
claiming to make work easier, therefore salaries aren't rising. For example, 
a separate 2024 report citing in the article shows how AI tools can slow work
down, causing employees to check and correct AI errors that wouldn't have 
been there otherwise. 

The researchers describe these as "hidden workloads that negate the benefit 
of automating outsourcing tasks." 

Looking ahead, the research calls for more thought to be given to where 
humans sit "in the [AI] loop." Poor management may also lead to productivity
gaps as well as health and unemployment consequences across industries, age
groups, and regions. 

A previous MIT study found that around one in nine US jobs could be replaced
by artificial intelligence. Separate Bank of England and ONS data shows youth
unemployment rising across the UK. 

With AI transforming historically slow-to-evolve industries more quickly, the
report underscores the urgency in "finding routes to sharing learning." 

While many fear that AI could replace jobs, this report concludes that 
greater care should be given to how we handle this transitionary period to
ensure that humans continue to play a sustainable role in productivity. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/new-report-on-ai-adoption-warns-workers-could-fa
ce-more-complex-responsibilities-for-lower-pay

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