Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF

Kristalina Georgieva said AI would wipe out many roles traditionally taken up by younger workers. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Artificial intelligence will be a “tsunami hitting the labour market”, with young people worst affected, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned the World Economic Forum on Friday.

Kristalina Georgieva told delegates in Davos that the IMF’s own research suggested there would be a big transformation of demand for skills, as the technology becomes increasingly widespread.