It is commonly assumed that artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the world of work, but current evidence is limited. The talk will draw on novel data and analyses to reveal the extent of employer investment and use in AI, the types of AI that are being adopted and the implications of this for workers across different types of businesses and sectors. The potential benefits and drawbacks for those at work will be considered along with the challenges that are holding back digital transformation across UK industry.

Mark Stuart is the Montague Burton Professor of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations at the University of Leeds. He is the co-director of the ESRC Research Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit), which has a ten-year research programme investigating digital transformation and the future of work. Mark has published extensively across many issues related to the world of work, employment and employment relations and conducted numerous research projects for government departments in the UK and Europe, trade union and practitioner bodies, and international agencies such as the OECD and ILO. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.