"The most shrewd major Italian business realities are not resorting to staff reductions; on the contrary, they aim to integrate artificial intelligence to increase productivity and enhance human capital, not to replace it. Although it is inevitable that some purely operational tasks will require less human input in the future, the real challenge for large national and international groups lies in developing new skills. The objective is to make AI a tool to empower professionals at every level, from technical roles to managerial and executive positions, thereby averting the risk of merely reducing employment." This was stated by Professor Matteo Caroli, Associate Dean for Sustainability and Impact at Luiss Business School, commenting on Barclays' announcement of cutting 5,000 jobs linked to the adoption of artificial intelligence to increase profitability.
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