"Between 50 and 70 percent of today's schoolchildren will not have a job later on"

How will the increasing use of "AI" and robots transform the labor market? Peter G. Kirchschlaeger points out that, unlike previous industrial revolutions, for the first time there will be more growth with less human labor. Even if the quality of machines cannot match that of humans, the question remains: Who will still be willing to pay for human labor in the future?

Interview with Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kirchschlaeger in “Der Standard” (November 16, 2025)

Institute of Social Ethics ISE Professorship Theological Ethics and Social Ethics