@techreport{be8b3cedeb684cadb9c7fa9dc5669bd3,
title = "AI Adoption and Workplace Training",
abstract = "This paper investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in production processes on workplace training practices, using firm-level data from the BIBB establishment panel on training and competence development (2019-2021). The findings reveal that AI adoption reduces the provision of continuing training for incumbent workers while increasing the share of high-skilled new hires and decreasing medium-skilled hires, thereby contributing to skill polarization. However, AI adoption also increases the number of apprenticeship contracts, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), underscoring the ongoing importance of apprenticeships in preparing future workers with the skills needed to apply AI in production.",
keywords = "artificial intelligence, technological change, automation, apprenticeship training, human capital",
author = "Samuel Muehlemann",
year = "2024",
month = oct,
language = "English",
series = "IZA Discussion Paper Series",
publisher = "IZA Institute of Labor Economics",
number = "17367",
address = "Germany",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "IZA Institute of Labor Economics",
}