Editor's Synopsis
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a 2025 consensus study report titled Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work, examining how recent AI advances—particularly generative AI systems—are poised to reshape economic productivity, the workforce, and education in the United States. The report evaluates how AI can complement or replace human labor in specific tasks and reshape demand for certain types of expertise in the labor market.
A central finding is that AI is a tool with the potential to enhance human labor and create new forms of valuable work, but this outcome is not guaranteed. The report emphasizes the importance of tracking AI's progress and its workforce impacts to help inform workers and policymakers so they can respond flexibly to ongoing developments. The 200-page publication is available as a paperback, ebook, or free online read through the National Academies Press.