Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stated on the 13th (local time) that artificial intelligence (AI) is hitting the global labor market like a 'tsunami.'
According to major foreign media, Georgieva made these remarks while attending an event held in Zurich, Switzerland, saying, AI will affect 60% of jobs in advanced economies and 40% of jobs worldwide within the next two years.
She expressed concern that "we have very little time to prepare people and businesses" and warned that the response to the AI era is delayed. She also cautioned, "If managed well, it can greatly increase productivity, but it can also lead to more information and inequality."
At the event, Georgieva referred to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, diagnosing that the global economy has become more vulnerable in recent years. She also emphasized that despite concerns about greater shocks due to the climate crisis, the world economy has shown remarkable resilience.
She said, "We are not in a global recession," adding, "Last year, most countries were feared to fall into a recession, but that did not happen." She continued, "Inflation, which hit us with very strong force, is also slowing down in most places."
Thomas Jordan, President of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), who also attended the same event, stated that there has been progress in the fight against inflation. Switzerland's inflation rate in April recorded 1.4%, remaining within the SNB's inflation target range (0-2%) for 11 consecutive months. Jordan said, "The inflation outlook has improved significantly. It will remain within the price stability range for several years." However, he added, "There is uncertainty."
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