Job loss and AI-exposed jobs: Q&A with sociology professor

Researchers found that workers in declining, AI-exposed jobs often stay trapped in shrinking roles when they switch occupations. Simple task exposure does not determine worker vulnerability on its own. The risk comes from the combination of automation, falling labor demand, and an absence of new skills.

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