Alexander Vaino: “AI is not a panacea, but a coefficient to labor productivity”
The Russian labor market in the coming years will continue to experience a high need for people. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Labor, in 2026-2032 the economy will need 12.2 million workers. On average, we are talking about 1.7 million people a year. One way to compensate for the shortage of personnel is to increase labor productivity, including through automation and artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, according to the HSE Labor Research Center, approximately every tenth workplace in Russia is characterized by a high degree of AI exposure, and approximately every third is significant. The potential for full automation is less than 1% of jobs.
The Russian labor market in the coming years will continue to experience a high need for people. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Labor, in 2026-2032 the economy will need 12.2 million workers. On average, we are talking about 1.7 million people a year. One way to compensate for the shortage of personnel is to increase labor productivity, including through automation and artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, according to the HSE Labor Research Center, approximately every tenth workplace in Russia is characterized by a high degree of AI exposure, and approximately every third is significant. The potential for full automation is less than 1% of jobs.
