Gines Molina-Abril

Gines Molina-Abril

Data & Decision Engineer | PhD Candidate

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AI

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

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AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

What is your motivation to do research?

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I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

Exploring Evaluative AI for SME Strategic Decision-Making at IDEAL 2025

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Next week, I will be presenting my latest research at the 26th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2025) in Jaén, one of Europe’s leading conferences on intelligent systems, learning technologies, and AI in practice. The event gathers academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss innovations in AI, machine learning, and decision support systems, making it an IDEAL platform to share applied research in emerging AI methodologies.

AI adoption

IDEAL2025

Exploring Evaluative AI for SME Strategic Decision-Making at IDEAL 2025

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Next week, I will be presenting my latest research at the 26th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2025) in Jaén, one of Europe’s leading conferences on intelligent systems, learning technologies, and AI in practice. The event gathers academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss innovations in AI, machine learning, and decision support systems, making it an IDEAL platform to share applied research in emerging AI methodologies.

SMEs

What is your motivation to do research?

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I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

Exploring Evaluative AI for SME Strategic Decision-Making at IDEAL 2025

1 minute read

Published:

Next week, I will be presenting my latest research at the 26th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2025) in Jaén, one of Europe’s leading conferences on intelligent systems, learning technologies, and AI in practice. The event gathers academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss innovations in AI, machine learning, and decision support systems, making it an IDEAL platform to share applied research in emerging AI methodologies.

artificial intelligence

automation

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

burnout

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

career

Welcome to My Portfolio: Expectations and Vision

2 minute read

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I’m excited to launch this portfolio website as a space to document and share my journey at the intersection of data engineering, research, and strategic decision-making for SMEs.

change management

conferences

Exploring Evaluative AI for SME Strategic Decision-Making at IDEAL 2025

1 minute read

Published:

Next week, I will be presenting my latest research at the 26th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2025) in Jaén, one of Europe’s leading conferences on intelligent systems, learning technologies, and AI in practice. The event gathers academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss innovations in AI, machine learning, and decision support systems, making it an IDEAL platform to share applied research in emerging AI methodologies.

critical thinking

data culture

data governance

data-driven culture

data-driven decisions

decision-making

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

What is your motivation to do research?

4 minute read

Published:

I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

digital transformation

entrepreneurship

future of work

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

human agency

human-centered AI

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

labor market

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

leadership

motivation

What is your motivation to do research?

4 minute read

Published:

I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

organizational culture

portfolio

Welcome to My Portfolio: Expectations and Vision

2 minute read

Published:

I’m excited to launch this portfolio website as a space to document and share my journey at the intersection of data engineering, research, and strategic decision-making for SMEs.

productivity

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].

professional development

What is your motivation to do research?

4 minute read

Published:

I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

Welcome to My Portfolio: Expectations and Vision

2 minute read

Published:

I’m excited to launch this portfolio website as a space to document and share my journey at the intersection of data engineering, research, and strategic decision-making for SMEs.

research

What is your motivation to do research?

4 minute read

Published:

I have asked myself this question many times, and it often arises when things become difficult. Especially when dealing with the less pleasant aspects of academia, such as hierarchies, informal power structures, politics, and the notion that status and influence sometimes take precedence over the quality or purpose of the work. I understand why this system exists and how it historically helped to assign credit and recognise contributions, but I do not fully identify with many of the practices that have become normalised. I am also not motivated by research whose primary goal is simply to be published. What really matters to me is the purpose of science, how research is conducted, and what each study is ultimately meant to contribute.

Welcome to My Portfolio: Expectations and Vision

2 minute read

Published:

I’m excited to launch this portfolio website as a space to document and share my journey at the intersection of data engineering, research, and strategic decision-making for SMEs.

strategic decision-making

Exploring Evaluative AI for SME Strategic Decision-Making at IDEAL 2025

1 minute read

Published:

Next week, I will be presenting my latest research at the 26th International Conference on Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning (IDEAL 2025) in Jaén, one of Europe’s leading conferences on intelligent systems, learning technologies, and AI in practice. The event gathers academics, industry professionals, and practitioners to discuss innovations in AI, machine learning, and decision support systems, making it an IDEAL platform to share applied research in emerging AI methodologies.

workplace well-being

Something Big Is Happening: AI, Burnout, and the Future of Work

4 minute read

Published:

AI is transforming work in profound ways, but not in a single, linear direction. On one side, reports like the World Economic Forum’s “Four Futures for Jobs in the New Economy” and McKinsey’s estimates of up to 15–30% of hours that could be automated by 2030 show that displacement and job churn are likely, even if new roles are created in parallel [3][4]. At the same time, early labour‑market data from the Yale Budget Lab suggests that, so far, the overall impact on employment levels is still relatively modest and more evolutionary than catastrophic, which reminds us that a lot depends on how quickly workers and institutions adapt [5].