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Experts Debate AI's Role in Job Displacement Ahead of Forum

hub.jhu.eduBy Although the latest report from the U.S. Labor Department showed a slight uptick in hiring last month, the job market is far from stable, experts warn. Hiring remains at a record low, with 1.28 million fewer people getting hired in 2025 than in 2024. ... Registration required to attend in person at Hopkins Bloomberg Center in Washington, D.C. With that, new and powerful artificial intelligence agents are emerging that can produce in seconds what it took teams of people months and years to achieve—most notably, OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Codex and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6.Tuesday, February 24, 20261 min read
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Key Takeaway

Experts discuss the impact of AI on the job market, highlighting concerns about job losses while also emphasizing the need for human workers in new capacities. The conversation reflects on the complexities of attributing job losses directly to AI amidst other economic factors.

Carey Business School experts Ritu Agarwal and Rick Smith share insights ahead of the latest installment of the Hopkins Forum, a conversation about AI and labor on Feb. 25

Read the full article at hub.jhu.edu

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