Gen AI could lead to a significant change in remote work hiring practices. By improving the quality of knowledge work output, the cost advantage of hiring foreign workers becomes more appealing. The productivity boost from gen AI benefits all workers and gives foreign remote workers a competitive edge, prompting companies to look for talent globally.
With generative AI improving skills across various knowledge work areas, a key question arises: does it make domestic and foreign remote workers more interchangeable? Could U.S. companies potentially replace American workers with AI-enhanced talent from regions with lower labor costs?
