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AI could make more work for us, instead of simplifying our lives

Written by Barbara Ribeiro, Associate professor in innovation management and policy, SKEMA Business School and Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester

Demands associated with automation can create more work for humans.Shutterstock / metamorworks

There’s a common perception that artificial intelligence (AI) will help streamline our work. There are even fears that it could wipe out the need for some jobs altogether.

But in a study of science laboratories I carried out with three colleagues at...

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