3 Evolution of AI Jobs Displacement How Did We Get Here?

Chapter 3: What You Need to Know

•   Prior to generative AI, experts were forecasting up to 50 percent jobs displacement within the next five years, which would disproportionately impact the global South.

•   New analysis reflecting generative AI shows 80 percent jobs displacement, with more job categories in developed countries under threat.

•   Lessons drawn from prior tech-disruption cycles can prepare us to navigate this one.

To understand what we are facing now with AI disruption, it’s important to look at how automated systems have been steadily eroding the stability of the human labor market.

There is no question that automation has been replacing human workers for decades. ...

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