Future of work
Alternative labels
Jobs in the future
Report
Machines of mind: the case for an AI-powered productivity boom
Rapid advances in AI can have great benefits but may also lead to significant risks, so it is crucial to ensure that we steer progress in a direction that benefits all of society.
Report
Future of jobs report 2023
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, changing worker and consumer expectations, and the urgent need for a green and energy transition are reconfiguring the sectoral composition of the workforce and stimulating demand for new occupations and skills. This report offers insights into these transformations and unpacks how businesses are expecting to navigate these labour-market changes from 2023...
Report
2023 State of the future of work
This is the first report from the Work Futures Hallmark Research Initiative, a team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of Melbourne. The report focuses on the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on work futures.
Research Summary
Gender dynamics in the post-pandemic future of work
In the period between 2017 and 2022, there have been significant disruptions to and changes in young workers’ experience of work and care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, new economic challenges and demands for respect at work.
Working paper
Work and meaning in the age of AI
It is often said that work is not only a source of income, but also of meaning. In this paper, the author explores the theoretical and empirical literature that addresses the relationship between work and meaning. The author explores the challenge that the age of AI presents for an important feature of liberal political theory...