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Workforce Transformation in the Age of AI: Augmentation Over Automation

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  • Enas Shoib Dalhousie University Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64044/x96dx491

Keywords:

AI augmentation, automation, workforce transformation, human-AI collaboration, productivity, digital disruption, strategic work

Abstract

Though the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in work is happening at a rapid pace and reshaping the character of employment in various sectors, most of the public debate has focused on displacement and automation. Still, new research indicates that AI is becoming a tool for augmentation—enhanced, rather than replaced, human labor. The article examines the distinction between AI-driven automation and augmentation, presents industry-specific use cases, and illustrates how augmentation can help increase productivity, reduce human error, and liberate focus for more strategic work. Referring to insights from recent surveys and industry data, the article contends that workforce transformation requires a focus on AI-human collaboration as an affordable and ethical trajectory.

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08/05/2025

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): Human+Machine: Rethinking Intelligence, Work, and Authorship

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Research Article

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