The race to build AI has triggered concerns that the technology will wipe out millions of jobs — particularly white-collar ones — and concentrate wealth. Though that wipeout hasn’t yet arrived, researchers say artificial intelligence is already reducing hiring of entry-level roles in certain fields.
Policymakers, economists and tech leaders are debating how to prevent the displacement of large swaths of the workforce — or cushion the fallout if it happens. As the debate unfolds, executives of the biggest AI companies are increasingly calling for measures to slow the development of advanced models to help prevent them from slipping …