Human-AI Co-existence and Role Changes in High-Trust Workplaces
Short description
As AI enters workplaces built on professional trust, it can change who does what and who is responsible for the result. This project follows changes to job boundaries and responsibilities in settings such as consultancies and banks. It asks how employees experience these shifts and when AI agents come to be treated as helpers, partners or monitors.
The research will examine how workflow design, interfaces and governance shape these relationships in practice. It aims to develop an account of role reconfiguration, identify patterns of human–AI co-existence and map the redistribution of tasks. The findings will support guidance on role design, training and communication during organisational transitions.
Interested in this project?
Postings are opening throughout autumn 2026.
The official university vacancy will be linked here as soon as it is published, with its application procedure and deadline.
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What the project involves
- Examine how AI changes job boundaries and responsibilities in high-trust workplaces, such as consultancies and banks.
- Follow how employees experience changes in their roles and the redistribution of tasks.
- Identify when workflow design, interfaces and governance lead people to treat AI as a helper, partner or monitor.
- Develop an account of role reconfiguration and guidance on role design, training and communication.