MIT Report: AI Primarily Displacing Outsourced and Offshore Workers
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Summary
The MIT State of AI in Business 2025 report indicates that AI is currently displacing outsourced and offshore workers rather than domestic jobs, despite concerns about broader impacts. The disruption is affecting low-priority or outsourced roles, with no significant layoffs reported yet.
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"Any disruption from AI is so far hitting farther afield, the MIT findings suggest."
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