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IMF and World Bank warn AI could disrupt jobs, especially for young workers
The IMF warned that AI could disrupt job markets worldwide, describing its effect as a slow-moving shock.
Young people entering the workforce may be hit first, as routine jobs that often provide a first step into a career become harder to find.
The IMF estimates that about 40% of jobs worldwide could be changed or eliminated, with risk exposure at 60% in advanced economies and 23% in low-income countries.
The World Bank says 1.2 billion young people will turn 18 in the next 15 years, and the private sector will need to provide many of their jobs.
The private sector already creates 75% to 85% of jobs, while governments can help by building infrastructure, setting policies and reducing investment risks.
World Bank leaders urged lasting support for young jobseekers, including incentives for companies to hire new graduates.
Policymakers are now focusing on how to limit AI’s effects, as population aging, especially in Asia, also threatens the size of the workforce.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned that artificial intelligence could disrupt labour markets worldwide.
She said young people entering the workforce may be among the first affected and could find it harder to get their first jobs.
The IMF estimates that about 40% of jobs worldwide could eventually be changed, upgraded or eliminated by AI.
World Bank President Ajay Banga said the private sector, which already creates 75% to 85% of jobs, will need to employ many young people.
Officials called for governments to support young workers and encourage companies to hire new graduates.
- Who
- IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank President Ajay Banga and World Bank Jobs Council Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
- What
- They warned that AI could disrupt jobs, especially for young people, and called for measures to help workers find employment.
- When
- The report was published on October 13, 2026.
- Where
- The warnings concern global labour markets. The article was published by Detik in Jakarta.
- Why
- AI may change or eliminate jobs, while a large number of young people are expected to enter adulthood and seek work.
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Banga estimated that 1.2 billion young people will turn 18.
Detik published the report on warnings about AI and jobs.
- IMF estimate
- About 40% of jobs worldwide could eventually be changed, upgraded or eliminated
- Advanced economies
- About 60% of jobs are exposed to AI risks
- Low-income countries
- About 23% of jobs are exposed to AI risks
- Young people
- 1.2 billion are expected to turn 18 in the next 15 years
- Private sector
- Already creates 75% to 85% of jobs
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What people are saying
What needs to be worried about, first and foremost, is young people starting to enter the labour market.
Private capital is what creates jobs.
Now that policy should be thought of not as a crisis measure, but as part of structural policy, a set of structural policies.