Career Codes. The Labor Landscape in the Era of Automation

The impact of robotization on the labor market is one of the most acute social challenges associated with technology. Today, it is difficult to imagine modern production and logistics centers without robots, and unmanned cars can be seen on the street more often. Together with ChatGPT, the threat is looming over knowledge economy workers. However, despite the threats, employment rates worldwide are no worse than historical levels, revealing that jobs are created as quickly as they are being automated.

• What jobs will be automated? Are there certain things that computers will never be good at?
• What is the future of the labor market? How can the city support retraining and job creation?
• Is there a risk of robots pushing humans out of high-skilled fields into simpler activities?
• As more jobs become automated, what economic effects should we expect?