Artificial intelligence poses risks to job security around the world but also offers a "tremendous opportunity" to boost flagging productivity levels and fuel global growth, the IMF chief told AFP. AI will affect 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, said.
Ai Risks: However, the IMF report published Sunday evening notes that only half of the jobs impacted by AI will be negatively affected; the rest may actually benefit from enhanced productivity gains due to AI.
The rise of AI has fed a host of concerns, including the fear that it could be used to disrupt the democratic process, turbocharge fraud or lead to job loss, among other harms. Europe is ahead of the US on regulations around AI, with lawmakers there drafting AI rules.
On Thursday, January 11, a high-stakes meeting was held at Capitol Hill in the US where OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the US House Speaker Mike Johnson me.