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00:03Yale researchers said the U.S. labor market has not experienced measurable disruption from AI
00:08since ChatGPT's debut in November 2022, challenging fears of widespread job losses,
00:14according to the Register. The Budget Lab report noted that job displacement linked to AI has yet
00:19to materialize, echoing past studies from the UN and others that found modest or no labor impacts.
00:26Executives like Anthropics' Dario Amode and OpenAI's Sam Altman have warned that AI could cut
00:32entry-level white-collar jobs, while companies such as IBM and Salesforce cite AI during layoffs
00:38that may be tied more to outsourcing or cost-cutting. Microsoft has also stoked concerns with job risk
00:43reports while trimming staff following heavy AI investments. Yale economists conclude that
00:48enterprise skepticism and offsetting productivity gains are keeping AI's effect on employment muted.
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