01/2024 – Digitalisation

At the latest with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the significance and scope of artificial intelligence (AI) became evident to the general public. In December, following intensive trialogue negotiations, representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union for the first time adopted guidelines for the regulation of AI under the AI Act.
 
Research on the digital economy at ZEW Mannheim is dedicated to these and other developments. The latest ICT Sector Report for 2023 shows that the information and communication technology sector is thriving and making an above-average contribution to overall economic growth and Germany’s future competitiveness. ZEW researchers also examine the direct impact of digitalisation on workers, including the increasing use of AI bots like ChatGPT in everyday work and the growing number of employees working from home. All of this and more can be read in this edition of the ZEW Monthly, focusing on “digitalisation”.