South China Morning Post

AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns

The rapid and unbridled development of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to disrupt the US economy in a way that is comparable to the “China shock” that displaced American workers, former US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo warns. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Tuesday, she drew parallels between AI’s potential disruption to American jobs and the past impact of Chinese manufacturing competition on the US labour market. “In America, we’ve seen what...

By South China Morning Post

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AI risks could repeat China shock that cost jobs, former US commerce chief Raimondo warns
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