Davos 2026: AI 'tsunami' will leave young workers & middle class at risk, says IMF chief - BusinessToday
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CLAE The impact of artificial intelligence (IA) on labour markets can represent a "tsunami" for employment because of the speed of progress and its effect on the demand for skills, wages and hiring opportunities for young people, as warned by the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. IMF director Kristalina Georgieva has warned that artificial intelligence (IA) will affect 40% of jobs worldwide in the …
‘Like tsunami’ — IMF says AI will affect 40% of jobs globally years from now
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says an artificial intelligence (AI) “tsunami” is reshaping the global labour market and could transform 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies. Georgieva spoke on Friday during a panel session on the global economic outlook at the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. “We are researching what is actually happening in labour markets, and…
Davos 2026: AI 'tsunami' will leave young workers & middle class at risk, says IMF chief - BusinessToday
WEF Davos 2026: Georgieva expressed concern that AI is advancing faster than policymakers’ ability to regulate it. “This is moving so fast, and yet we don’t know how to make it safe. We don’t know how to make it inclusive,” she said.
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