AI and Jobs: The Great Employment Equation We Can't Quite Solve

AI can be equated with cancer cells. It is spreading surely, but whether the growth will kill the human host eventually is unclear. The situation requires careful and continuous monitoring.

Week after week after week, I take stock of the march of artificial intelligence (AI) across the world, and its impact on global employment. And I am getting a tad tired of writing sentences such as these ad nauseum: “AI will take over our jobs”, or, “No, AI will not take over our jobs.” I can practically hear my readers asking me - well, buddy, so whic…