Artificial intelligence and workers' well-being

Arbeitspapier

This study explores the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and workers' well-being and mental health using longitudinal survey data from Germany (2000-2020). We construct a measure of individual exposure to AI technology based on the occupation in which workers in our sample were first employed and explore an event study design and a difference-in-differences approach to compare AI-exposed and non-exposed workers. Before AI became widely available, there is no evidence of differential pre-trends in workers' well-being and concerns about their economic futures. Since 2015, however, with the increasing adoption of AI in firms across Germany, we find that AI-exposed workers have become less satisfied with their life and job and more concerned about job security and their personal economic situation. However, we find no evidence of a significant impact of AI on workers' mental health, anxiety, or depression.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 1194

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: General ; Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy ; Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights: General
• Subject: Artificial Intelligence ; Future of Work ; Well-being ; Mental Health

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Giuntella, Osea ; König, Johannes ; Stella, Luca
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2023

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/279404
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET