On 4 November 2026, Professor Atte Oksanen will give a presentation on Self-Efficacy and Professional Identity in the Age of AI as part of the Finnish “Tärkeissä töissä” -webinar series. The talk will explore how artificial intelligence affects employees’ professional identities, confidence in their capabilities, and well-being at work.
The presentation draws on findings from the WorkAI longitudinal study and the recent book AI Disruption at Work (Oksanen & Savolainen, 2026).
More information about the webinar (in Finnish).
Three WorkAI presentations at the Finnish Work Research Conference
The Finnish Work Research Conference (Työelämän tutkimuspäivät) will take place at Tampere University on 5–6 November 2026. This year’s theme is An Increasingly Unequal Working Life?
WorkAI researchers will contribute three presentations to the session Leadership and AI: Changing Roles, Relationships, and Organizational Dynamics.
The presentations address AI learning readiness and the role of leadership and social support (Oksanen, Heiskari & Savolainen); AI-related threats to employees’ professional identity (Heiskari, Savolainen & Oksanen); and social comparison and work exhaustion in AI-transformed working life (Savolainen, Osma, Heiskari, Grönroos & Oksanen).