This white paper by the World Economic Forum explores how AI, robotics, energy and network technologies are reshaping seven major job sectors that comprise the world’s largest workforces: agriculture, manufacturing, construction, retail and wholesale trade, transport and logistics, business and management, and healthcare. It highlights both the opportunities for productivity and inclusion and the risks of disruption, emphasising that outcomes depend on how economies, industries and policy-makers enable technological adoption and workforce readiness. The report concludes with a call for coordinated action among employers, governments and technology developers to ensure these advances lead to higher-quality, more inclusive employment – and a future of work that benefits both people and productivity.

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