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Artificial Intelligence Will Affect Almost 40% of Jobs, IMF Says
- AI likely to worsen overall inequality in most cases: IMF head
- Advanced economies seen most exposed to job-market disruption
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Artificial intelligence will affect almost 40% of global jobs, with advanced economies facing greater exposure than emerging markets and low-income countries, according to an International Monetary Fund analysis.
“In most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality, a troubling trend that policymakers must proactively address to prevent the technology from further stoking social tensions,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said in a blog post on the study.