US EditionMIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
The Iceberg Index maps AI exposure across all sectors, revealing $1.2 trillion in wages at risk among 151 million U.S. workers, aiding policymakers in targeted reskilling efforts.
- MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory published a study on April 15, 2025 showing AI can replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, equating to $1.2 trillion in wages across finance, health care and professional services.
- The Iceberg Index, announced earlier this year, offers a forward-looking view of AI's impact on labor markets across all states and includes an interactive sandbox for policymakers to test scenarios.
- Using ORNL computing resources, the index simulates interactions for 151 million U.S. workers tagged with skills, tasks, occupations, and location data, 'Basically, we are creating a digital twin for the U.S. labor market,' said Prasanna Balaprakash.
- State governments including Tennessee, North Carolina and Utah validated the model, with Tennessee citing the Iceberg Index in its AI Workforce Action Plan released this month.
- Researchers caution the tool is not a prediction engine, noting visible layoffs equal 2.2% of wage exposure—about $211 billion—and exposure spans all 50 states, including inland and rural regions.
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MIT study finds AI is already capable of replacing 11.7% of U.S. workers
A new study from MIT that shows that AI might be poised to replace a lot more jobs than what initial estimates might predict. According to researchers, a hidden mass of data reveals that AI is currently capable of taking over 11.7% of the labor market. The new estimate comes courtesy of a project called The Iceberg Index, which was made through a partnership between MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a federally funded research center…
New York, Nov 26 (EFE).- Artificial Intelligence (IA) can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. workforce, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The report, made in October but published on Wednesday, highlights that AI’s technical capacity extends to “cognitive and administrative tasks” that represent 11.7% of the U.S. labor market. This figure also represents about $1.2 trillion in wage value in the financial, he…
A study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) revealed that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, equivalent to up to $1.2 trillion in wages in the finance, health and professional services sectors, said CNBC. The study was conducted using a job simulation tool called the Iceberg Index, created by MIT and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The index simulates how 151 million U.S. workers across …
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