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How much is AI actually affecting the workforce?

Category: Business
Duration: 00:09:20
Publish Date: 2025-09-04 07:00:09
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There’s been a lot of big talk about how artificial intelligence is going to replace white collar workers. But what data do we actually have around AI’s impact on the workforce? Today on the show, we speak to an expert who has measured one aspect of these changes. She tells us how this moment in AI compares to the Industrial Revolution. 

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