How AI Is Reshaping Blue-Collar Work and Skills
From This Week in Business by The Wharton School
April 15, 2026 · 12 min
About this episode
Lynn Wu discusses how AI is transforming blue-collar work and the skills required in an evolving workforce.
Lynn Wu, Associate Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, discusses how AI is driving a shift in blue-collar work, reshaping job responsibilities, and creating new opportunities for human judgment, adaptability, and problem-solving in an evolving workforce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Lynn Wu
Topics covered
- AI
- blue-collar work
- job responsibilities
- human judgment
- adaptability
- problem-solving
- evolving workforce
Keywords
- AI
- blue-collar
- workforce
- job responsibilities
- human judgment
- adaptability
- problem-solving
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Organizations: Wharton School
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