A new report from Google examining the effects generative artificial intelligence will have on Ireland's economy and workforce has found that more than 150,000 Irish jobs will either be “fully or partially displaced” over the next decade.
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The report states that 155,000 or 6 per cent of the workforce in Ireland are likely to have more than half of their work fully or partially displaced by the automation provided by AI and will need to find new employment. Most of these workers are expected to be employed either outside or within the occupation due to the increase in general demand for goods and services due to increased income in the AI-powered economy leading to job opportunities in other sectors, as well as the new types of AI-related tasks created arising from the interaction of generative AI.