Will AI Take My Job? Evolving Perceptions of Automation and Labor Risk in Latin America

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.08841v2
• Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:43:16 GMT
• Title: Will AI Take My Job? Evolving Perceptions of Automation and Labor Risk in Latin America
• Authors: Andrea Cremaschi, Dae-Jin Lee, Manuele Leonelli,
• Abstract summary: Drawing on responses from over 48,000 individuals across 16 countries, we analyze fear of job loss due to artificial intelligence and robotics.<n>Our findings reveal substantial temporal and cross-country variation, with a notable peak in fear during 2018.<n>These results contribute to a broader understanding of public attitudes toward automation beyond the Global North.
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• Abstract: As artificial intelligence and robotics increasingly reshape the global labor market, understanding public perceptions of these technologies becomes critical. We examine how these perceptions have evolved across Latin America, using survey data from the 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2023 waves of the Latinobar\'ometro. Drawing on responses from over 48,000 individuals across 16 countries, we analyze fear of job loss due to artificial intelligence and robotics. Using statistical modeling and latent class analysis, we identify key structural and ideological predictors of concern, with education level and political orientation emerging as the most consistent drivers. Our findings reveal substantial temporal and cross-country variation, with a notable peak in fear during 2018 and distinct attitudinal profiles emerging from latent segmentation. These results offer new insights into the social and structural dimensions of AI anxiety in emerging economies and contribute to a broader understanding of public attitudes toward automation beyond the Global North.

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