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What If We've Been Sold the Wrong Story About AI and Jobs?

What If We've Been Sold the Wrong Story About AI and Jobs?19 jun7 min

<p><strong>The AI Jobs Story Nobody Is Telling</strong></p><p>Everyone is afraid AI is coming for the jobs. But what if we&#39;ve been afraid of the wrong number?</p><p>New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Bank of England, and the Bundesbank surveyed nearly 6,000 senior executives across four economies — and found that more than 90% reported no impact on employment from AI over the past three years. These aren&#39;t skeptics. Nearly 70% of them are already using the technology.</p><p>So why does the narrative keep running ahead of the data?</p><p>In this episode, Steve Cadigan unpacks what the research actually says, why central banks are the right source to trust, and what the real jobs crisis looks like — a projected shortfall of 800 million jobs for young people entering the workforce over the next decade.</p><p>The question isn&#39;t whether to fear AI. It&#39;s whether leaders are going to play defense or offense with it — and whether anyone is going to raise their hand on the job creation challenge that&#39;s already here.</p>