HUMHUM-005 — Workforce Displacement Anxiety
AI-Driven Automation Risks Structural Unemployment Among Low- and Middle-Income Workers
4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —
Executive Summary
AI-driven automation threatens mass displacement of low- and middle-income roles, widening income inequality even as aggregate GDP rises. Boards face reputational, regulatory, and workforce stability risks if transition strategies are absent.
Domain
Human Factors
Blindspots in change management, skills, human-AI collaboration, trust, workforce, and culture.
Source
MIT AI Risk Repository — The Rise of Artificial Intelligence - Future Outlooks and Emerging Risks (Allianz2018) ↗https://airisk.mit.edu/
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