Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Pew Research found 34 of 37 countries expect AI to cut jobs, with 41% saying they feel both concerned and excited about its rise.
- On Thursday, Pew Research Center released findings indicating residents of 34 out of 37 countries surveyed expect AI to shrink the number of available jobs over the next 20 years rather than grow it.
- Worries run highest in wealthier nations, with 76% of adults in Australia and South Korea and 71% in the United States predicting AI will eliminate rather than create jobs.
- Adults under 35 reported the most concern, marking "a notable departure from five years ago, when older people were somewhat more concerned," the report said.
- Beyond employment, respondents across nearly every country indicated AI will deepen economic divides, with no nation seeing even one-quarter of adults expecting more equal wealth distribution.
- At the WSJ Tech Council Summit, McKinsey leader Kate Smaje emphasized that investment in reskilling is unavoidable, asking if companies spend "an equal and opposite dollar on the change management, the reskilling and upskilling.
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More and more people believe that AI will take away jobs rather than create new ones
A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that a majority of people worldwide now expect artificial intelligence to lead to fewer jobs rather than more. The survey is based on responses from 37 countries. In 34 of these countries, it is more common to believe that AI will result in fewer jobs over the next 20 years. Concerns are greater in wealthier countries. In Sweden, for example, there are signs of growing skepticism toward the technol…
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