Both advocates and sceptics agree that artificial intelligence is poised to drastically alter the structure of the American workforce, as the advancing technology becomes capable of replacing an ever-growing range of roles currently performed by humans.
According to a recently published study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), AI may already be able to replace 12 percent of American workers, representing about $1.2 trillion in wages.
Newsweek has contacted members of the research team for further comment.
Why It Matters
The U.S. economy has increasingly leaned into AI research and adoption, with some estimates suggesting private investments in the technology totaled almost half a trillion dollars over the past decade. Government backing has also grown, with President Donald Trump pledging billions toward AI and related energy investments, while voicing his intention to make the U.S. the
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