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AI Could Displace 11.7% of US Jobs, Urging Need for Workforce Upskilling

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Key Takeaway
Studies from MIT, Microsoft, and Anthropic indicate that AI could replace 11.7% of the US labor market, particularly affecting technology and cognitive roles. The findings suggest a need for workforce upskilling to mitigate job displacement risks.
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window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-top-billboard" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "oop" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-oop" ); artificial intelligence Models identifying at-risk jobs that could help AI upskilling strategies Mar 7, 2026 11:00 AM PHT Gelo Gonzales Listen to this article Upgrade to listen Powered by Speechify Already
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A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China July 26, 2025 Go Nakamura/Reuters INFO Studies from MIT, Microsoft, and Anthropic attempt to measure which occupations have the most overlap with AI capabilities, offering a possible roadmap for governments planning workforce upskilling window.rapplerAds.displayAd(
"middle-1" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" ); It’s understood by most that artificial intelligence is a tool powerful enough to change the labor landscape. That means a likely disruption in the availability of jobs to humans, or, at the very least, a reshaping of specific tasks within current jobs.
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