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Goldman sachs: 300 million jobs at risk with AI growth

Goldman sachs: 300 million jobs at risk with AI growth

Goldman Sachs warns that AI growth could threaten 300 million jobs, highlighting urgent challenges and shifts in the workforce landscape.

Goldman Sachs reported this week in a sobering and alarming report about AI’s ascendance. The investment bank estimates 300 million jobs could be lost or diminished by this fast-growing technology.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/03/31/goldman-sachs-predicts-300-million-jobs-will-be-lost-or-degraded-by-artificial-intelligence/

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