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How much is AI actually affecting the workforce? : The Indicator from Planet Money

2025-09-04 07:00:09 英文原文

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How much is AI actually affecting the workforce?

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There’s been a lot of big talk about how artificial intelligence is going to replace white collar workers. But what data do we actually have around AI’s impact on the workforce? Today on the show, we speak to an expert who has measured one aspect of these changes. She tells us how this moment in AI compares to the Industrial Revolution. 

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The Indicator from Planet Money discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce, comparing the current AI era to the Industrial Revolution. The episode features an expert who has quantified aspects of AI's influence on employment and explores available data regarding AI's effect on white-collar jobs.