Digital Work Environment

Interview Digitalisation and the future of work

The discussion about how we will work in the future often carries many uncertainties. How do we shape the successful cooperation of humans and machines in the work environment? In this interview, Dr. Christoph Egle, Managing Director at the bidt, explores potential conflicts and offers solutions about how to counter them.

Generative AI is changing the working environment

The increasing use of generative AI is also having an impact on the working environment. The majority of internet-using employees assume that all or some of their professional activities will become redundant due to the use of generative AI (47%). However, almost as many do not expect their activities to become redundant (43%). This is shown by the bidt study “Distribution and acceptance of generative AI in Germany and in German workplaces“.

In Germany working from home has fallen slightly compared to the previous year, but remains at a high level: according to a recent survey by bidt, 48 percent of employees work from home at least occasionally. At the same time, employee satisfaction is at an all-time high: 92 percent of respondents who work from home are satisfied with their situation. One reason for this could be more flexibility in the choice of work location.

GlossaryIndustry 4.0

In the wake of the digital transformation, we are experiencing another industrial revolution, with digitalisation profoundly changing the entire value chain, networking being the crucial buzzword. New means of communication connect people, machines, and sensors, enabling them to communicate and self-organize. In this context, the role of human operators is changing towards becoming a part of strategic decision-making and flexible problem-solving.