AI is not yet killing jobs

AI is not yet killing jobs
Global Google searches for “is my job safe?” have doubled in recent months. (Image: Getty)
The Economist
After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will end up on the economic scrap heap. Global Google searches for “is my job safe?” have doubled in recent months, as people fear that they will be replaced with large language models (LLMs). Some evidence suggests that widespread disruption is coming. In a recent paper, Tyna Eloundou of OpenAI and colleagues say that “around 80% of the US workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction of LLMSs...

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