Global Impact of AI 'Apocalypse'

A new Bloomberg Economics report estimates that advanced economies have 27% of employment meaningfully exposed to the first-order effects of AI. Chief Economist Tom Orlik breaks down the new study, which breaks down which jobs and tasks AI can takeover, and how they got to the number of 380 million jobs that may eventually be significantly impacted by new technology. (Source: Bloomberg)

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