China's State Council issues AI jobs guidance, urges layoff buffers
The General Office of the State Council issued guidance on AI and employment on October 23, encouraging firms to try layoff buffer periods and setting out five groups of measures.
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Goldman Sachs Calculates AI Is Eliminating 16,000 U.S. Jobs Per Month
Goldman Sachs has quantified the real monthly impact of AI on the U.S. labor market, finding a net loss of 16,000 jobs per month, with young workers and entry-level white-collar roles bearing the brunt.
Anthropic: AI Could Theoretically Handle 94% of Programming Tasks
Anthropic's new research introduces "observed exposure," a measure that distinguishes what AI can theoretically do from what it is actually doing in the workplace. The study finds that while 94% of programming tasks are technically feasible for AI, only 33% are currently being performed by it, and that high-exposure jobs tend to employ more educated, higher-paid workers and more women.