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AI and the Future of Work
The problem we address
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is transforming the organization of work, occupational profiles, and productivity dynamics. In Latin America and the Caribbean, these changes are occurring in contexts of high informality, skills gaps, productive heterogeneity, and unequal institutional capacities. Without anticipatory and coordinated policies, AI can deepen existing inequalities, create mismatches between labor supply and demand, and limit the leveraging of its benefits for development.
What do we do?
We support governments in the analysis and design of public policies to manage the labor market transition in the AI era. Our work aims to anticipate impacts, strengthen capacities, promote productive and inclusive AI adoption, and contribute to the generation of quality employment, consistent with the region’s development objectives.
How do we do it?
We combine economic analysis, empirical evidence, and applied public policy tools. We develop studies on the impact of AI on employment, tasks, and skills; we support the design of active policies for training, reskilling, and labor protection; and we promote governance approaches that articulate productivity, inclusion, and decent work. Drawing on ECLAC’s regional experience, we offer analytical frameworks, methodologies, and practical guidance that enable countries to anticipate scenarios, design informed responses, and strategically manage the future of work in the digital era.
The problem we address
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is transforming the organization of work, occupational profiles, and productivity dynamics. In Latin America and the Caribbean, these changes are occurring in contexts of high informality, skills gaps, productive heterogeneity, and unequal institutional capacities. Without anticipatory and coordinated policies, AI can deepen existing inequalities, create mismatches between labor supply and demand, and limit the leveraging of its benefits for development.
What do we do?
We support governments in the analysis and design of public policies to manage the labor market transition in the AI era. Our work aims to anticipate impacts, strengthen capacities, promote productive and inclusive AI adoption, and contribute to the generation of quality employment, consistent with the region’s development objectives.
How do we do it?
We combine economic analysis, empirical evidence, and applied public policy tools. We develop studies on the impact of AI on employment, tasks, and skills; we support the design of active policies for training, reskilling, and labor protection; and we promote governance approaches that articulate productivity, inclusion, and decent work. Drawing on ECLAC’s regional experience, we offer analytical frameworks, methodologies, and practical guidance that enable countries to anticipate scenarios, design informed responses, and strategically manage the future of work in the digital era.
