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MIT's "Project Iceberg" maps out the economic impact of AI.
Companies overlook AI's impact on 9.5% of the US workforce.
AI's disruptive potential will vary across industries and jobs.
When considering the specter of human workers losing their jobs to AI, most people will probably think of software engineers and other tech industry professionals in coastal cities like San Francisco and New York. But what if those roles were just the tip of the iceberg?
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published a study last week indicating that, indeed, the scale and distribution of AI-fueled automation is likely to be much more extensive than previously believed. Titled "Project Iceberg," the study found that current AI systems can already replace 11.7% of the US workforce, representing around $1.2 trillion of the total value of the country's labor market (which is worth more than $9.4 trillion total, according to the report).
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