Financial Times to host live Q&A on how AI is changing work

In short: The Financial Times will run a live, text-based Q&A on April 23 about what AI means for people’s jobs and day-to-day work.

What happened

The Financial Times is inviting readers to submit questions for an upcoming “Ask an Expert” session focused on artificial intelligence in the workplace.

The live Q&A will take place on Thursday April 23 from 1pm to 2pm BST. It will be a text-based session, meaning people will read and type questions and answers rather than watch a video.

The experts taking part are FT employment columnist Sarah O’Connor, FT chief data reporter John Burn-Murdoch, and FT AI editor Madhumita Murgia. Readers can submit questions ahead of time, or ask them during the session.

The event is linked to a new survey the Financial Times ran with the polling company Focaldata. The FT says it will publish the survey results on Thursday in a news article and in its newsletter, The AI Shift.

Why it matters

AI tools are already showing up in offices and other workplaces, but the effects can be confusing and uneven. A survey is one way to get a clearer picture of what people are actually experiencing, like taking a snapshot of daily work across many jobs at once. A live Q&A also gives workers a chance to ask practical questions about changes they are seeing now, not just what might happen in the future.

Source: Financial Times