AI-driven labor displacement risks to remain low in near term, Bridgewater says

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June 1 : Risks of widespread job losses from AI are expected to remain limited this year, according to Bridgewater Associates, with constraints on computing capacity and a resilient economy blunting the technology's near-term impact on employment.

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• Adoption remains limited, with fewer than 20 per cent of U.S. firms reporting AI use in any business function over a two-week period, concentrated largely in information, technology and professional services, Bridgewater said citing Census Bureau data.

• Over 90 per cent of AI-using firms reported no employment effect over the past six months, and among those where it did influence staffing, more reported headcount increases than decreases, the report said.

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• Bridgewater flagged two near-term risks to that outlook: an escalation of the Iran conflict and cost pressures stemming from companies' AI capital investments.

• Even if labor disruption stays muted, Bridgewater warns that the lack of AI-driven economic cooling may complicate the Federal Reserve's efforts to manage inflationary pressures in a tight labor market.

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