Bulgarians fear job losses due to robots and AI

Over 50% of Bulgarian workers fear job losses due to robotization and artificial intelligence (AI). This was stated by the president of CITUB, Plamen Dimitrov, in an address to the conference “From Social Dialogue to Action: Pathways to a Fair Digital and AI Transition”.

Speaking at the forum in Sofia, Dimitrov said that the transition requires adoption of solutions that guarantee the security of workers, by introducing the European AI Act. As important steps already taken for a more humane and responsible regulation of AI in the workplace, he pointed to the legislative change from 2024, which introduced the right to exclusion from a digital work environment. According to him, this also guarantees “protection from dehumanization” in the workplace.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov