Is AI creating or destroying jobs?
Both, but not evenly. AI has already created over 1.3 million new jobs globally, including new roles like prompt engineering and AI model evaluation, while a hidden workforce performs data labeling most companies never mention. The Jevons Paradox suggests efficiency gains increase overall demand for work rather than eliminating it.
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