AI is so indispensable for this profession that nearly 60% of the workers who use it say they’d rather take a 10% pay cut than go without the technology

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For Wall Street, AI’s rise is bringing back memories of the internet boom—the prospect of surging corporate productivity and consistent cost savings is sending shares of many tech companies soaring. But AI also poses serious economic risks, particularly in the labor market, which has left many workers feeling more fearful than excited.

Still, the use of AI is increasing in many workplaces. And if you ask high-paid workers who use generative AI—which can create text, imagery, audio, or video—how the technology has impacted their lives, fear isn’t the first thing to come to mind.