IMF warns AI impact on labor markets is like a slow tsunami as World Bank calls for crisis-level support
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- IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that AI is impacting the global labor market like a slow tsunami, hitting young workers th…
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that AI is impacting the global labor market like a slow tsunami, hitting young workers the hardest. The World Bank employment committee subsequently called for crisis-level employment support measures.
Latest turnAccording to cnBeta, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that artificial intelligence poses disruptive risks to labor markets and tax revenues, urging policymakers to rethink education systems and take immediate action.
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According to cnBeta, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that artificial intelligence poses disruptive risks to labor markets and tax revenues, urging policymakers to rethink education systems and take immediate action.
cnBetaAI score 56IMF Chief Kristalina Georgieva warned that AI is hitting the global labor market like a 'slow-moving tsunami', prompting the World Bank jobs council to urge 'crisis-era' employment support measures.
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