Potential impact of GenAI on jobs

There is an ongoing policy debate about the potential impact of AI on employment, with some arguing AI will create new job opportunities, and others believing it will lead to significant job losses and displacements. Because of the growing inclusion of AI in work processes, millions of jobs requiring physical strength and repetitiveness, as well as similar tasks that can be easily automated, are deemed to be at very high risk of eradication. Figure 2 below shows a potential impact of AI on existing jobs across the world, with the biggest impact expected in Europe and Central Asia. Globally, around one quarter of jobs are to some extent exposed to the impact of GenAI.