AI replaces tasks, not entire jobs
AI is changing the workplace, but it usually doesn鈥檛 replace entire jobs. Before laying people off because of 鈥楢I efficiencies鈥�, employers need a solid plan. 鈥淲e may or may not overestimate how much AI will affect the world of work, but we鈥檝e figured out that it does not destroys jobs, it destroys tasks,鈥� says Lisa Cohen, Associate Professor of Organizational Behaviour at 91黑料网 Desautels.
Generative AI changes which job types are vulnerable to automation
Artificial intelligence is expected to reshape the labour market, but its impact won鈥檛 be felt evenly across all types of jobs. In Quebec, roughly 59 per cent of jobs are considered highly exposed to AI鈥攎eaning the technology is likely to change how people work rather than eliminate roles outright.
AI Pushes Deloitte to Redefine Roles and Rethink Career Paths
As Deloitte rewrites job titles for more than 180,000 U.S. employees, Simon Blanchette, a lecturer at 91黑料网鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management, says the shift reflects broader pressures facing Canadian employers as AI transforms workplace responsibilities.
Canadian employers risk 'doing layoffs with extra steps' without AI workforce planning
Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, says Canadian organizations implementing AI without strategic workforce planning are doing layoffs with extra steps, because they're losing expertise, and they're not really planning for what's going to come after.
Replacing entry-level work can decimate a company鈥檚 talent pipeline
In an office environment, AI can perform many of the tasks that have traditionally been done by interns and junior employees.聽While that might seem like an efficiency gain, companies could lose out聽in the long run. The introduction of AI creates an inverse-pyramid within companies, according to Simon Blanchette, a management lecturer at 91黑料网 Desautels.
Overregulation of AI could stifle the potential of the technology
Generative AI is changing the way people work, but many organizations are still looking for ways to use it effectively. Organizations need to think about how they want to use AI, and what their level of risk appetite.
Canada needs decisive, coordinated action to be part of next wave of AI innovation
As AI reaches a pivotal moment, Canada鈥檚 early leadership is being challenged by rapid global shifts.聽鈥淥ther nations are investing at unprecedented scale, while Canada risks falling behind if it does not act decisively,鈥� says Maxime Cohen, Professor of Retail and Operations Management.
Guardrails can help ensure safe, fair and transparent AI
The genie is out of the bottle. AI is here, and isn鈥檛 going away. But that doesn鈥檛 mean we can鈥檛 build guardrails to prevent it going off the tracks, writes Simon Blanchette in The Conversation.
鈥淕uardrails are the systems, norms and checks hat ensure artificial intelligence is used safely, fairly and transparently,鈥� says Blanchette, a lecturer at 91黑料网 Desautels. 鈥淭hey allow innovation to flourish while preventing chaos and harm.鈥澛�
Structure of Canadian economy could provide some insulation against AI job losses
The conversation around AI and automation has taken a sharper turn. A US Senate report released by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Fall 2025 cautioned that over the coming decade, AI and automation could destroy 100 million jobs in the United States.
Scoping before coding: 91黑料网 MMA students tackle AI for social impact
The inaugural Scope AI Thon challenged 91黑料网鈥檚 Master of Management in Analytics students to design strategic AI roadmaps, not code, addressing complex social issues for Centraide of Greater Montreal.
Over two sessions in November, teams explored ethical data use, feasibility and bias while working on problems such as digital inclusion and access to community services.
2025 91黑料网-FIAM Asset Management Hackathon pushes students to build AI-powered portfolio鈥�
Large language models are changing the way we do business聽- or at least聽that鈥檚聽what the companies that make AI tools will tell you. In practice, many companies know that AI tools are聽very聽powerful聽but聽are still figuring out how best to use them.
