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IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits
The IMF said AI infrastructure spending could lift advanced Asian growth by up to 1 percentage point while affecting 40% of jobs worldwide.
- On Monday, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva opened the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, warning that artificial intelligence acts as a "slow-moving tsunami" disrupting global labor markets.
- An artificial intelligence investment boom acts as a "demand shock, an investment shock" offsetting energy supply disruptions, keeping global growth steady at around 3%, Georgieva reported.
- IMF estimates show artificial intelligence could augment, downgrade, or eliminate 40% of jobs globally, rising to 60% in advanced economies as technology hollows out routine tasks while increasing low-paying construction roles.
- Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam warned that "the first rung in employment" for graduates sees less demand, urging governments to act against a "new divergence" in job creation between developing and advanced economies.
- World Bank President Ajay Banga is prioritizing "small AI" tools that avoid large language models to drive productivity for farmers and educators in emerging markets, aiming to bridge adoption gaps.
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