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Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping workplaces rather than simply eliminating jobs, with companies across the Asia-Pacific region expecting their workforces to grow even as they struggle to find skilled workers needed to drive AI adoption, Jones Lang LaSalle said in a report.About 61 percent of senior executives in the region expect employee numbers to continue rising, despite concerns that AI would trigger widespread job losses, the property consultancy said.Companies at the forefront of the technology shift are instead increasing investment in physical workplaces to support higher-value work, collaboration and productivity, Jones Lang LaSalle Taiwan managing director Kevin Hou (侯文信) said.
People look at job listings at a finance job fair in Seoul on Wednesday.
“AI will not necessarily reduce demand for physical office space,” Hou said. “Companies leading the AI transition are upgrading workplaces as technology shifts employees toward tasks requiring deeper thinking, concentration and interaction.”The findings are from Jones Lang LaSalle’s global survey on workplace trends, which polled more than 2,200 senior executives and corporate real-estate leaders across 21 countries.
