Policy Brief: Generative AI, Jobs, and Policy Response

Generative AI and the Future of Work remains notably absent from the global AI governance dialogue. Given the transformative potential of this technology in the workplace, this oversight suggests a significant gap, especially considering the substantial implications this technology has for workers, economies and society at large. As interest grows in the effects of Generative AI on occupations, debates centre around roles being replaced or enhanced by technology. Yet there is an incognita, the "Big Unknown", an important number of workers whose future depends on decisions yet to be made In this brief, recent articles about the topic are surveyed with special attention to the "Big Unknown". It is not a marginal number: nearly 9% of the workforce, or 281 million workers worldwide, are in this category.