Jobs & Talent · Source published 20 May 2025
Research signal
The ILO’s May 2025 refined global index measured occupational exposure to generative AI. Exposure describes potential task effects, not observed job losses.
Source: ILO — Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index · 20 May 2025.
Event Systematic perspective
This distinction matters in workforce communication. An occupation can contain tasks that are easy to automate alongside tasks that require context, relationships or physical presence. A high-level exposure score cannot determine an individual employee’s future or replace a company-specific assessment.
HR teams should break a role into recurring activities and examine how each might change. Some activities may become faster; others may require more verification; new responsibilities may appear. Discuss the resulting options with the people doing the work before presenting a headcount conclusion. The purpose is to understand the redesign choices available.
Put it into practice
- Use exposure research as a starting question, not a redundancy list.
- Assess quality, demand, supervision and implementation constraints at task level.
- Communicate the difference between a scenario, a trial result and an approved organisational decision.
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