A new report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College concludes that older workers in AI-exposed industries are leaving their jobs more often. Those transitions are equally driven by unemployment and voluntary reasons, according to the report’s author Geoffrey Sanzenbacher.
The big picture: Since AI could influence how long people are able to work in their careers, policymakers should take this into consideration when developing any future Social Security reforms, says the report.
- The report draws on Current Population Survey data and information on AI exposure from Tufts University’s Digital Planet initiative, which studies the impact of digital innovations.
Go deeper: Based on Digital Planet’s AI exposure scores, the five careers with the highest AI exposure — and therefore more susceptible to changes — include web and digital interface designers, web developers, database architects, computer programmers and data scientists.