AI drives record American pessimism about job security, surveys show
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The Economist
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Summary
Americans are at a historic low in optimism about long-term employment, with surveys showing 22% believe they could lose their job in five years—higher than during the 2007-09 financial crisis. The primary driver of this anxiety is artificial intelligence, with nearly one in five workers saying AI or automation is likely to replace them. The article frames mass unemployment induced by AI as unprecedented.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledAT NO TIME in polling history have Americans been less optimistic about their long-term employment prospects.
The average person believes they have a 22% chance of losing their job in the next five years, according to one survey, a higher share than even during the global financial crisis of 2007-09.
Nearly one in five American workers recently told another pollster that AI or automation is 'very' or 'somewhat' likely to replace them.
Mass unemployment induced by AI would be unprecedented
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