AI to hit jobs market like a 'tsunami'

And we don't have long to prepare

Penny Horwood
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AI to hit jobs market like a 'tsunami'

International Monetary Fund managing director Dr Kristalina Georgieva has warned of that AI is hitting the global labour market like a “tsunami.”

Georgieva spoke at an event organised by the Swiss Institute of International Studies in Zurich earlier this week, and warned that AI was likely to impact 40% of jobs globally, and 60% of jobs in a...

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