AI & the future of work
ProfessorSupervisory Board MemberAuthorSpeaker
Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß
I am a professor researching how artificial intelligence affects the world of work and human labour. I also serve on several supervisory boards, speak at conferences and write a column for Focus.
My research looks at how artificial intelligence changes what is expected of employees and leaders – and how we can build high-performing mixed human-machine teams and a true “augmented intelligence”.
I am a member of the supervisory boards of United Internet AG and the Carl Remigius Fresenius Education Group, and a member of the Advisory Board of Accenture DACH. On LinkedIn I am a Top Voice for the German-speaking region and one of the most widely followed voices on AI.
I want to help shape the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence in a positive way, and help us grow into “AI augmented professionals”. To get there, we need a better understanding of what (future skills) and how (future learning) we need to learn to be ready for a world of work that will look fundamentally different from today.
As a mother, professor, entrepreneur and supervisory board member, I want to make a real contribution to moving AI upskilling forward – a step we urgently need to take.
“The best way to fall in love with the future is to shape it. And that takes the right future skills.”
Talks & cooperations
“We are facing what is probably the most fundamental change in the world of work we have ever experienced.”
I regularly give keynotes at companies and conferences on the following topics:
Keynotes are available in English and German.
I take on selected brand and LinkedIn cooperations – please use the contact form below.
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A selection of the 119 companies, associations and institutions I have given keynotes for and worked with.
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Projects
NewDr. Yasmin Weiß works with the biggest tech labs, including Google, Microsoft, SAP, Intrinsic and Synthesia, to bring practical research and teaching on “AI at Work” to life. The results of these cooperations feed into publications, talks, lectures and joint white papers.
NewAt schools, for teachers’ associations and in publications, Dr. Yasmin Weiß explains how she teaches her own children AI skills. She also describes the future of work with AI in the new “Was ist Was” children’s book “Wirtschaft” (Economics), published in September 2026.
About the book (German)
ReAImagine the Future of Work
Dr. Yasmin Weiß gives lectures for Microsoft’s national AI upskilling initiative “SkillHer”. The mission of “SkillHer in AI” is to empower women to actively advance their career potential with new technologies such as AI – regardless of their professional background or prior experience with AI.
About the programme
Future of Work, Future Skills & AI
In one of the very first AI-generated podcasts, Yasmin Weiß explores how AI is changing the world of work. A new episode with practical tips and insights on current developments is released every Monday (in German).
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How we secure our digital future (“World-class education”)
In this book, Yasmin Weiß sets out what world-class education really means, how Germany as a society can get there, and how each of us can acquire the skills and keep learning throughout our lives to meet the challenges of the digitally connected age.
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Which new jobs and job profiles are emerging
In the cover story of the January issue of the business magazine Strive, Yasmin Weiß describes how the world of work is changing, which new jobs are emerging and, as a result, which skills will matter more in the coming years. She shows what will “come, go and stay” in the job market of the future and how we can prepare for tomorrow today.
Keynotes in English & German
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What remains of us when AI takes over? How leaders find their strategy for the biggest labour-market revolution yet
Artificial intelligence is changing the world of work more profoundly than any technology before it. For the first time, it is not only processes that are being automated but knowledge work – and with it the role of leaders. AI expert Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß shows why this transformation is above all a management revolution: one that carries risks but also offers many opportunities. Practical, well-founded and optimistic, she describes the rules of tomorrow’s world of work, which skills, mindsets and qualities remain irreplaceable, how the role of leadership is fundamentally changing, and which key tools leaders need to master to stay relevant and effective. An inspiring guide for everyone who wants to understand the future of work and shape it positively.
Order now“An important plea at the right time: for a world of work that can become more empathetic, not colder, through automation. We are not the victims of change but the architects of a new coexistence of human and artificial intelligence.”
Haufe Verlag, 2024
In this book edited by Prof. Dr. Michael Groß and Jörg Staff, contributors look at how AI can already be used in HR today and what effects it has.
Topicus Verlag, 2024
Young people need digital skills to shape tomorrow’s society. This book tells how we can give our youth the practical skills that really matter later in their professional and personal lives – and how companies can contribute.
Haufe Verlag, 2022
A book about courage, openness and an appetite for new ideas – the drivers of innovation that make Germany fit for the future. An upbeat wake-up call to finally initiate overdue changes and live a new culture of innovation.
Campus Verlag, 2021
Yasmin Weiß is a co-author of the Spiegel bestseller “Zukunftsrepublik” (Future Republic), in which she describes what the world of work will look like in 2030.
Springer Gabler, 2018
In “Strategic Talent Management in China”, Yasmin Weiß describes the success factors for effective collaboration in German-Chinese teams and how to lead people successfully.
Gabal Verlag, 2008
Together with world swimming champion Thomas Lurz, Yasmin Weiß (née Fargel) describes the foundations of personal success and of reaching ambitious career goals.
Press
Most interviews and podcasts are in German.
STRIVE MagazineInterview
Talking to STRIVE, Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß explains why the AI transformation holds a particularly big opportunity for women.
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Handelsblatt supplement “Artificial Intelligence”Interview
In this interview, included with Handelsblatt in September 2026, Yasmin Weiß explains why “radical adaptability” and the ability to ask the right questions are among the most important future skills in the age of AI.
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Owners JournalProfile
Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß on human irreplaceability in the age of AI, the price of ambition and a chair that needs four legs so it doesn’t tip over. A profile by Alexander Schreck.
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Big Bang FestivalAward
They lead, found and invest in future technologies: 50 women leaders shaping business, AI and innovation.
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ARD · Y-KollektivTV interview
Y-History reporter Julia researches with artificial intelligence and never worried much about it. But now she wonders: how much longer? Is this “just” Work 4.0 with the usual side effects – or will AI kill jobs on a large scale, including hers?
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TagesspiegelInterview
Which jobs will today’s primary school children do one day? One thing is certain: AI will play a much bigger role. An expert explains which skills children need to develop now.
FOCUS onlineInterview
Yasmin Weiß is a leading expert on artificial intelligence in the world of work and future learning – and just as interesting is how she introduces her two daughters (5 and 9) to AI.
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Dell TechnologiesVideo interview
Young digital talent is in high demand. Together with her students, Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß asked Gen Z what they expect from employers and talks about the results with Christina Poetzsch of Dell Technologies.
ReadSTRIVE MagazineInterview
Thanks to giant leaps in AI, we are facing the biggest transformation of the world of work ever, says Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß – and explains which abilities no machine can (yet) compete with.
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WirtschaftsWocheInterview
Supervisory board seats used to be handed out behind closed doors in all-male circles. Today the process is more professional – but those already on a board still have the advantage. So how do you get your first seat?
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MicrosoftDiscussion paper
Education is a key to professional success, personal fulfilment and participation in society. Yet studies keep showing how strongly a family’s socio-economic status shapes children’s educational success.
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getAbstractInterview
New technologies offer huge opportunities for business and society. To seize them, says entrepreneur and professor Yasmin Weiß, education systems and organisations need to become far more flexible.
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Campus VerlagInterview
How can we bring everyone along in an increasingly digital world? Yasmin Weiß explains why we need lifelong learning and how to achieve it – a conversation about her book “Weltbeste Bildung”.
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karriereführerInterview
Yasmin Weiß on the skills that count in an increasingly digital world of work. Her thesis: the more digital things become, the more it matters to be human.
ReadHandelsblattInterview
“With your doll face you’ll never be a manager,” one of her bosses sneered. Today Yasmin Mei-Yee Weiß is one of Germany’s youngest business professors, a supervisory board member and a long-time adviser to the Chancellor.
WirtschaftsWocheGuest article
Some people get a rejection for every application – others are courted by employers and keep getting interesting offers. These tips help you become one of the latter.
Microsoft NewsInterview
For our future to stay innovative and digital, knowledge has to flow between business and academia. Yasmin Mei-Yee Weiß explains which skills we need to shape that future.
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How is artificial intelligence transforming the world of work? How can AI help us work more efficiently, creatively and pleasantly – and solve problems our human intelligence cannot solve alone? Above all: how do we prepare for a world of work that is so different from what we have known, and seize its opportunities?
In her weekly AI podcast, Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß shares concrete tips and insights on how AI can make our working day much easier. It is aimed at students, teachers and professionals who want to keep learning about “AI in the world of work”.
What makes it special: the podcast is AI-generated and draws on current original interviews, publications and lectures by Prof. Dr. Weiß – one of the first AI-generated podcasts by a German professor, designed to scale relevant AI knowledge and contribute to “upskilling in AI”. It is produced with the support of alumni of TH Nürnberg, based on NotebookLM.
The podcast is in German and available on all platforms, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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AI & leadership
Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß has a clear message for CHROs and leaders: today’s AI transformation is hard to compare with earlier waves of automation, because it affects knowledge work across all industries and functions at once.
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Das HR Briefing
Few topics divide opinion like AI: lots of euphoria on one side, fear for jobs on the other. That’s why Susa and Laura invited Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß, an expert on questions of the future.
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Auf & Up
What we all need to learn so we don’t fall under the wheels of AI – and how our children learn to feel safe in times of change.
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Disrupting Minds
Sandra von Au talks with Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß about tomorrow’s world of work and the role of AI: which future skills do we really need, and why is continuous development more important than ever?
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Hey diggies!
Viola Patricia Herrmann and Gert Mengel welcome Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß. Her view: “Our most important resource grows between our ears.”
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So techt Deutschland (ntv)
Gen Z is lazy, spoiled and disloyal? Or young, qualified and willing to switch jobs? Yasmin Weiß on how the young generation ticks at work – and why the labour market has shifted in its favour.
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Road to 2030
What will the world of work look like when AI and automation play an ever bigger role, and how can HR attract, keep and develop tomorrow’s digital leaders? A stop on the Road to 2030.
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Zukunft verstehen
Yasmin Weiß and Sascha Lobo discuss lifelong learning, the metaverse and how education and work have to evolve in a connected world – plus how schools and universities can deal with ChatGPT.
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STRIVE up your life
What do we need to learn today to be ready for tomorrow? A conversation with STRIVE publisher Katharina Wolff about the jobs of the future.
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Handelsblatt Disrupt
Yasmin Weiß on the most important qualifications of the future: the ability to learn and to keep questioning patterns of thought. And a myth busted: “Digital natives are not all digitally competent.”
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Campus Beats
“We should all ask ourselves: do I have the skills to act responsibly in this world?” Yasmin Weiß sees education as everyone’s own task – and lifelong learning as part of every company’s DNA.
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WDR 5 – Neugier genügt
Digital education makes lifelong learning attractive, says economist Yasmin Weiß – who studies how digitalisation affects the labour market and where AI reaches its limits.
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Markt und Mittelstand
After the economic miracle of the 20th century, Germany now needs an education miracle – the thesis of Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß’s book “Weltbeste Bildung”, with a focus on adult education.
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DigiKompetenz-Podcast
A wide-ranging conversation about key future skills and how to prepare young and older people for continuous transformation and change in times of crisis.
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Startup Insider – read only
Benny Gerdes talks with Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß about her book “Weltbeste Bildung! Wie wir unsere digitale Zukunft sichern”.
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SAATKORN
The professor, supervisory board member, founder and author talks about her then brand-new book “Weltbeste Bildung”.
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Hacker School
Julia talks with Yasmin about technology’s potential to solve the big issues of our time – climate change, renewable energy, scarce resources – and which social skills matter most today.
SAATKORN
Professor, founder and multiple supervisory board member in her early forties, LinkedIn Top Voice and one of Capital’s “Top 40 under 40”: how does she do it?
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TRNSFRM
On the key competences of digital leaders and why leadership styles shaped by the “analogue” world have had their day.
Eigenstimmig
Supervisory board member, entrepreneur, professor – and a mother. Growing up between Chinese and Bavarian culture: how all her roles come together.
Herzkammer – aufs Ohr
On Germany as a “future republic”, women in digital business and daughters who code – and the skills women need to conquer digital business.
Enquiries & press
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