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State workforce board hears University of Tennessee analysis on AI and the threats to middle‑skill jobs
Summary
Researchers told the State Workforce Development Board that AI will largely complement high‑skill roles but may substitute for many middle‑skill, routine office and administrative tasks; speakers urged expanded digital and AI education across K–12, community colleges and employer partnerships.
Edward (Ed) Taylor, a research associate at the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, told the State Workforce Development Board that artificial intelligence can both substitute for and complement human labor and that middle‑skill occupations with high exposure to routine tasks are most vulnerable.
"AI is a technology that enables machines to perform cognitive tasks usually associated with humans," Taylor said, summarizing the simple definition he used for the board. He explained a four‑bucket framework that distinguishes jobs by exposure to…
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