AI will replace 300 million jobs (Goldman Sachs)
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- Commonly cited as
- "Goldman Sachs: AI will take 300 million jobs"
- True origin
- Goldman Sachs Research (Joseph Briggs and Devesh Kodnani) — Generative AI could raise global GDP by 7% (Apr. 5, 2023)
- Type
- Stat check: A widely repeated statistic traced back to its origin.
- Year
- 2023
- Data as of
- Published Apr. 5, 2023
- Last checked
- What the source says
Shifts in workflows triggered by these advances could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation, Briggs and Kodnani write. ... But not all that automated work will translate into layoffs, the report says.
- Method & sample
- Economist estimate based on task content of over 900 occupations.
- Drift between quote and source
- Wording: 'expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation' became 'replace 300 million jobs'
- Date: 2023 estimate
- Interest
- Goldman Sachs advises and invests in AI and technology companies.
Safe rephrasing
Goldman Sachs economists estimated in 2023 that generative AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs to automation, while noting that not all automated work becomes layoffs.
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