The Interplay of Humans, Technology, and Organizations in Realizing AI’s Productivity Promise
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Katharina Hölzle
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Robert Rose
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Verena Lisa Kaschub
Abstract
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is at a nascent stage, presenting both substantial opportunities and challenges for productivity growth. We argue that AI’s potential will only be truly realized through strategic investments in human skills and comprehensive organizational redesign. Drawing on interdisciplinary insights, we highlight the critical role of AI-human collaboration, continuous workforce skill development, and adaptive organizational practices. We conclude with recommendations to create a human-centered environment conducive to AI-driven productivity gains through its assistance, augmentation, and automation capabilities.
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- Frontmatter
- Editorial
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Editorial: Productivity Growth in the Age of AI
- Policy Papers (No Special Focus)
- Inflation and Fiscal Policy: Is There a Threshold Effect in the Fiscal Reaction Function?
- Whither the Walking Dead? The Consequences of Artificial Intelligence for Zombie Firms
- The Energy Transition and Its Macroeconomic Effects
- The Potential and Distributional Effects of CBAM Revenues as a New EU Own Resource
- Will Geopolitics Accelerate China’s Drive Towards De-Dollarization?
- The Political Economy of Academic Freedom
- Policy Forum: Productivity Growth in the Age of AI
- Macroeconomic Productivity Effects of Artificial Intelligence
- New Technologies: End of Work or Structural Change?
- The AI Revolution: A New Paradigm of Economic Order
- The Interplay of Humans, Technology, and Organizations in Realizing AI’s Productivity Promise
- How Can Artificial Intelligence Transform Asset Management?
- Is the EU’s AI Act Merely a Distraction from Europe’s Productivity Problem?
- AI in Europe – Is Regulation the Answer to Being a Laggard?
