The impact of AI exposure on labour market outcomes and well-being: Evidence from australia

This paper examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) exposure on labour market outcomes and well-being in Australia. Using longitudinal microdata from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey, we examine the impactof AI exposure on employment and job satisfaction outcomes from 2002 to 2022.e find that AI exposure led to a reduction in usual and desired work hours and anincrease in hourly wages. AI exposed individuals also experienced lower satisfactionwith job security and overall job satisfaction, but increased perceived autonomy. Theseadverse well-being effects are most pronounced among casual workers, whereas AIexposure appears to increase employment and wages for women and work hours forolder workers. No 
significant effects are found on self-reported health. Our findingsare robust to alternative AI exposure definitions, sample restrictions, and controls forpandemic-related labour shocks.