Who are the winners of the “work in 2050” competition?

Imagine a realistic and desirable future of work in 2050, without falling into a nightmarish dystopia. This was the objective of the new “Positive future” competition, organized by Fondation 2100 and the IEA of Paris.

The “Positive Future” competition, organized by Fondation 2100 and the IEA in Paris, rewarded three works this week and they have one thing in common.

franceinfo: A realistic and desirable future of work by 2050, and three rewarded works, what brings them together Sarah?

Sarah Lemoine: Each in their own way, these three works imagined a world of work in 25 years, where artificial intelligence has been widespread. The first prize was awarded to an audio podcast. It features a BBC journalist who tries to understand how French justice has become, in 2050, the absolute reference in Europe. A justice to which “99% of French citizens trust”!

The day he spends with Noémie, a young public prosecutor, very fulfilled in her job, brings him the answers. In this near future, legal professionals can devote themselves to humans, because they have delegated all their time-consuming tasks to artificial intelligence. Some, very innovative, allow them to relive a trial, or an investigation, by putting themselves in the shoes of the victim or the accused.

At the end of the Podcast, Noémie explains that this feat was launched in 2030, by a ministry which had a humanist vision of justice, and which rolled out its strategy for 20 years. While betting on keeping all jobs. To the wise!

Another award-winning work raises the question of artificial intelligence training?

It’s a comic book, which received third prize. She takes us to a notary’s office where a young girl, Marie, comes to seek advice for her “opportunity internship”.

We are in 2050 and this choice is to work with or without AI. It will determine the duration and content of his studies and his future professional career. Among notaries, two statuses coexist in this futuristic comic strip. The “Assi” for those who practice their profession with AI. And the “Asser” for those who do without.

The organizers received 82 works on this theme of work in 2050. Apart from AI, what topics were covered?

Several works have taken up the subject of essential professions, but not recognized by society, through agriculture, cleaning, personal assistance. They raised the idea that in 2050, these tasks could be better shared.

That a person could have two jobs. One, of general interest and useful to society, and the other, more creative, or more intellectual, indicates Marc Malenfer of INRS, partner of the competition. Among the surprises, no work took a large company as its setting. They have all projected themselves into cooperative models, independent or artisanal work.