“The head of the International Monetary Fund (#IMF) recently predicted that 60% of #jobs in advanced #economies will be #eliminated or transformed by artificial intelligence, “like a tsunami hitting the #LabourMarket”.

In #SanFrancisco, you can already see the early signs, as Uber #drivers compete with #SelfDriving Waymos, and #baristas are replaced by #RoboticCoffee bars.

Professional business services that support the #tech industry have also been negatively affected by the #layoffs. The *pressure to grind* in the tech world could be an early signal – a harbinger for what many other industries will feel soon.”

#WhiteCollar / #ZeroHourWork / #AI / #startups <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/feb/17/ai-startups-work-culture-san-francisco>

“Artificial intelligence will be a “tsunami hitting the #labour market”, with young people worst affected, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned the World Economic Forum on Friday.

Kristalina Georgieva told delegates in Davos that the IMF’s own research suggested there would be a big transformation of demand for #skills, as the technology becomes increasingly widespread.

“We expect over the next years, in advanced economies, 60% of jobs to be affected by #AI, either #enhanced or #eliminated or #transformed – 40% globally,” she said. “This is like a tsunami hitting the labour market.””

#ZeroHourWork / #WhiteCollar <https://theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/23/ai-tsunami-labour-market-youth-employment-says-head-of-imf-davos>