Research BriefHuman–AI Collaboration · 4 February 2025
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Human–AI Collaboration
The future of work is a design problem, not a substitution slogan.We study how people and intelligent systems share judgement, creativity and responsibility in work, education, public services and everyday decision-making.
Research direction—not a product announcementBilingual · Source-linked · Evidence-labelled
FUURAA conceptual visualOpen research questions
Questions that should remain visible while the field moves.
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Which tasks benefit from augmentation, and which should remain primarily human?
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How should organisations redesign roles, incentives and learning around AI?
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What makes collaboration understandable, contestable and culturally inclusive?
Reference points
Public work informing this research direction.
These sources are independent references. Listing does not imply collaboration, approval or endorsement.
01OECD
Generative AI and the SME Workforce
Evidence on adoption, skills gaps and changing workforce needs.
Open canonical source ↗02Stanford HAIAI Index — Economy and work
A comparative evidence base for adoption and labour-market change.
Open canonical source ↗03Oxford Internet InstituteDigital society research
Interdisciplinary work on digital economies, wellbeing and inequality.
Open canonical source ↗Related publications
Evidence reviewed through the FUURAA research lens.
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Research BriefAI & Work · 20 May 2025
AI Is More Likely to Transform Work Than Simply Replace It
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Frontier ObservationFuture of Work · 7 January 2025
The Future of Work Is a Redesign of Skills and Organisations
The World Economic Forum’s employer survey places AI, information processing and skills change among the forces expected to reshape organisations through 2030.External insight · World Economic ForumRead publication →
Research BriefHuman Development · 6 May 2025
The Measure of AI Progress Is Whether It Expands Human Possibility
UNDP’s Human Development Report 2025 argues that AI outcomes are shaped by social choices and institutions—not technical capability alone—and places human agency at the centre of the AI era.Research summary · UNDPRead publication →Live evidence radar
Recent signals connected to this domain.
ObservedEuropean Central Bank · 24 June 2026
Skills and legacy systems limit AI depth
Firms report shortages of relevant skills, uncertain business fit and incompatibility with existing systems as major barriers to intensive use. These constraints are organisational and architectural, not merely model-related.
→ObservedOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 28 May 2026
Global AI reporting opens to smaller firms
The streamlined Hiroshima reporting framework expands participation beyond large model developers to a wider group of developers and deployers.
→EmergingOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 28 May 2026
Annual AI governance updates will become normal
The framework invites organisations to refresh disclosures each year, recognising that models, uses and controls evolve.
→ForecastOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 28 May 2026
AI reporting frameworks will converge
FUURAA forecasts mappings that let one well-structured evidence set support several national, sectoral and voluntary reporting systems.
→ObservedInfocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore · 20 May 2026
Case studies close the implementation gap
IMDA's updated framework adds real-world examples, signalling that governance must be demonstrated in operating practice rather than policy language alone.
→ForecastInfocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore · 20 May 2026
Sector agent playbooks will supplement generic rules
FUURAA expects broad principles to be translated into sector-specific controls for health, finance, education and public services.
→ObservedStanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence · 20 May 2026
Education policy is lagging student AI use
The 2026 AI Index reports widespread student use while many schools still lack clear policies and teacher guidance.
→ForecastStanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence · 20 May 2026
AI literacy will become lifelong infrastructure
FUURAA forecasts recurring learning for students, workers, managers and older adults as tools and social expectations keep changing.
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