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AI Limiting European Workers’ Bargaining Power, ECB’s Lane Says

On Tuesday in Dublin, European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane warned that artificial intelligence adoption could curb workers' ability to demand higher wages while heavy investment in the technology tightens financial conditions.
The Stanford AI Index counted 59 notable AI models in the United States and 35 in China, while the United States hosts 75 per cent of global AI computing capacity against Europe's 5 per cent.
Worker bargaining power may moderate as AI replaces certain roles, Lane noted. The share of workers reporting AI use at work doubled in two years to 52 per cent, up from 26 per cent in 2024.
Heavy global borrowing to fund AI is pushing up long-term interest rates, which Lane said "constitutes a material tightening of financial conditions for the euro area." This matters for ECB monetary policy decisions.
Lane suggested AI could increase the economy's potential "speed limit" by raising output, though he cautioned that high equity valuations at AI firms and debt surges carry financial stability risks if investor sentiment turns.

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