Nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI (1.Viewing)

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‘Jobs may disappear’: Nearly 40% of global employment could be disrupted by AI, IMF says​

Almost 40% of jobs around the world could be affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), a trend that is likely to deepen inequality, according to the International Monetary Fund.

In a Sunday blog post, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva called for governments to establish social safety nets and offer retraining programs to counter the impact of AI.

“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,” she wrote ahead of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, where the topic is set to be high on the agenda.

The ski resort town of Davos was already bedecked with AI advertisements and branding as the summit got underway Monday.

Sam Altman, chief executive of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, and his biggest backer — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — will speak at the event later this week as part of a program that includes a debate Tuesday on “Generative AI: Steam Engine of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?”


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/tech/imf-global-employment-risk-ai-intl-hnk/index.html

Get your kids into TRADES like plumbing, house building, electrical etc.

There is always work for skilled trades but cab drivers, truck drivers, waitresses, fast food jobs, and such are going away. Even garbage truck drivers and pick up guys are on the list to be replaced.