The Silent AI Shock in Workforce: An India Case Study
Why unemployment statistics will miss the real disruption of AI in the workforce in the Global South
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AI and the Global South Workforce: The Next 10 Years
A Strategic Outlook for Labor, Development, and Artificial Intelligence
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The Global South AI Labor Index: A Framework for Monitoring AI’s Workforce Impact
Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape labor markets worldwide, yet most current studies measure its impact using indicators designed for advanced economies. In the Global South, workforce disruption is more likely to appear through rising informality, wage compression, underemployment, and shrinking entry-level opportunities rather than immediate job losses. This policy brief introduces the Global South AI Labor Index and an accompanying AI Labor Risk Dashboard to help governments detect early signals of AI-driven workforce transformation. Together, these tools provide a practical monitoring framework for managing the labor impacts of AI in developing economies.
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What Anthropic’s AI Jobs Study Misses in the Global South
Anthropic’s recent study on AI and jobs offers valuable insights into how artificial intelligence may affect labor markets in advanced economies. But the same framework does not fully capture how workforce disruption unfolds in the Global South—where informality, youth employment pressures, and service outsourcing shape labor market realities.
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