The real economics of AI and jobs
AI and jobs are impacted by more than just the technology Image: Unsplash+/Getty Images
- Artificial intelligence is shaping the job market, as well as external forces and policies.
- The biggest safeguard against disruption regarding AI and jobs is large-scale investment in lifelong learning and skills.
- This article was first published in Time.
AI is fundamentally transforming the global job market, driving profound changes in skill requirements, entire professions, and wage structure across both advanced and emerging economies. Predictions about AI’s labour market impact range drastically: from mass worker displacement, to a productivity revival, to somewhere in the middle.
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