Brace yourself: The AI jobs panic is about to explode

While extreme AI doomers will no doubt continue to intensely focus on the supposed existential threat posed by generative AI, particularly large language models, I think concerns about job loss are ready to dominate the conversation on social media and coverage by traditional media outlets. My candidate for a key catalyst is a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute, “The economic potential of generative AI.” While The New York Times went with the upbeat “Generative A.I. Can Add $4.4 Trillion in Value to Global Economy, Study Says,” for a headline, this Bloomberg hed gives a hint of hysteria to come, “Biggest Losers of AI Boom Are Knowledge Workers, McKinsey Says.” I have a feeling that alarming angle is going to catch on. From Bberg:

 
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