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AI-linked job losses in the US may exceed 10,000 a month, according to economists cited by Fortune. The same newsletter reports a Goldman Sachs estimate that about 9 per cent of workers could be temporarily displaced under a baseline forecast of a 15 per cent productivity gain from AI.
Why it mattersThose are estimates and forecasts, not a confirmed monthly tally of people already laid off. Fortune says losses are emerging in areas including accounting, advertising and office administration, while construction jobs are rising as technology companies build data centres. The split is a useful reminder that AI’s labour-market effects are not one neat number. How should we weigh forecasts of displacement against job growth in the infrastructure being built for AI?
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