AI to Have Negative Economic Impact on White-Collar Middle Class Workers
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AI is going to have a huge impact on the workforce. And while there will be winners in the workplace, there will also be losers.
Greg Hirsch from "Succession" is essentially a highly-paid executive assistant. Macall B. Polay/HBO "Mediocrity will be automated." That was the verdict a top tech executive shared with me recently, describing the impact he predicted AI would have on the workforce. And while the phrasing might seem a bit harsh, there's growing evidence that he might be on to something. More specifically, AI could disproportionately impact the middle class of white-collar workers — the folks who are mid-career, mid-ability, mid-level, and yes, in some cases, mediocre. Here's why: AI benefits the least…
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