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MIT study finds AI can replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce

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MIT study finds AI can replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a study that found that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market.

  • The study was conducted using a labor simulation tool called the Iceberg Index, which was created by MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

  • For lawmakers preparing billion-dollar reskilling and training investments, the index offers a detailed map of where disruption is forming down to the zip code.

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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/mit-study-finds-ai-can-already-replace-11point7percent-of-us-workforce.html

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gflashner

gflashner

This is really sad, but it seems to be inevitable. :frowning:

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apsori

apsori

Some friends of mine in the US already got laid off.

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gfqdjb

gfqdjb

I’m curious how companies are handling the unreliability of current AI systems. Even basic tasks need a decent level of trust and consistency, but my takeaway so far is that you really can’t rely on AI and it still needs constant supervision.

Gergely Orozs from The Pragmatic Engineer dug into the recent Amazon layoffs and thinks they’re mostly about the US economy showing some worrying drops in consumer spending. So yeah, it could have nothing to do with AI.

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