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AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says


Policymakers should address the "troubling trend", says the organisation's managing director Kristalina Georgieva.

Ms Georgieva said "many of these countries don't have the infrastructure or skilled workforces to harness the benefits of AI, raising the risk that over time the technology could worsen inequality among nations". "It is crucial for countries to establish comprehensive social safety nets and offer retraining programmes for vulnerable workers," Ms Georgieva said. The IMF analysis comes as global business and political leaders gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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