Given the upward trend in automation, as seen on a mechanical level in manufacturing plants, it ispredicted that the next phase will involve artificial intelligence working in conjunction with human employees within the office environment. This research will explore how these predicted future scenarios of human whitecollar employees working alongside artificial intelligence agents impacts their wellbeing. This research follows an experimental approach where participants are exposed to two different scenarios manipulating the independent variable: working with and without an artificial intelligence team member and measures participants’ wellbeing. The study’s findings indicate that there is no significant difference between the two groups. Implementing artificial intelligence as a new coworker does not affect the employee’s wellbeing significantly different than a new human coworker. Furthermore, attitudes towards AI do not mediate the relationship between type of coworker and the participants’ wellbeing.
| Date of Award | 11 May 2023 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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| Supervisor | Filipa de Almeida (Supervisor) |
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- Artificial intelligence
- Wellbeing
- Office job
- Whitecollar employees
The future of work: the impact of artificial intelligence on the wellbeing of whitecollar employees
Owsianka, J. L. C. (Student). 11 May 2023
Student thesis: Master's Thesis