AI has mixed impact on the workforce of Swiss companies
The use of artificial intelligence in Swiss companies is widespread but the impact on the labour market is still unclear.
Select your language
Generated with artificial intelligence.
Listening:
AI has mixed impact on the workforce of Swiss companies
According to a survey by consultancy firm EY, around 7% of companies have already cut jobs due to AI. In addition, 11% had not filled vacant positions due to AI, EY reported on Wednesday.
+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox
At the same time, however, 18% of respondents stated that additional jobs had been created in their company in connection with AI. For example, in the areas of data science or AI engineering.
The high proportion of 42% were unable to give a clear assessment of the impact of AI on the workforce. EY concludes that many companies are still in an early phase of transformation. At this stage, it is not yet possible to conclusively assess the specific effects of AI on the workforce.
However, the use of artificial intelligence in companies is widespread: In the survey, only 3% of the employees questioned stated that AI use was prohibited.
More
Will AI secure or shake Swiss prosperity?
The use of AI is predominantly pragmatic. Around 72% used it primarily as support in their day-to-day work. For example, as a sparring partner for ideas, for creating initial drafts or for structuring content. At the same time, 47% already trust AI in selected use cases.
A total of 604 people from companies in Switzerland took part in the survey. According to EY, the respondents represent companies of different sizes.
Adapted from German by AI/ac
We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. A journalist then reviews the translation for clarity and accuracy before publication.
Providing you with automatically translated news gives us the time to write more in-depth articles. The news stories we select have been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team from news agencies such as Bloomberg or Keystone.
If you have any questions about how we work, write to us at english@swissinfo.ch
External Content
In compliance with the JTI standards
More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.