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According to Cnbc, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said artificial intelligence is hitting global labor markets like a “slow-moving tsunami,” with young people entering the workforce particularly exposed. She said graduates have traditionally begun in routine, repetitive roles before progressing, but those jobs may disappear.

The IMF estimates that about 40% of jobs worldwide will eventually be augmented, downgraded or eliminated by AI. Georgieva said exposure is about 60% in advanced economies and 23% in low-income countries, though lower exposure does not mean poorer nations are better off because AI is further away.

Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said governments should turn “crisis-era” employment support into a structural policy tool. He called for work with the private sector and incentives for companies to hire fresh graduates, saying demand for the first job after graduation is weakening. He also said AI-driven displacement will occur task by task, leaving time for workers to learn on the job and for universities to shift toward applied training.

World Bank President Ajay Banga said 1.2 billion young people will turn 18 over the next 15 years. He said the private sector, which generates 75% to 85% of jobs in any country, will need to absorb most of them, while governments can help by building infrastructure, setting policy and reducing risks for private capital. Georgieva said AI investment and trade have supported growth, but Shanmugaratnam cautioned that growth does not necessarily produce jobs.