ILO Warns of 80M Job Losses in Southeast Asia
Polymarket · x · 2026-07-10
The International Labour Organization warns that AI could replace nearly 80 million jobs in Southeast Asia. This highlights the potential shock of AI to the labor market, rather than just a single product or model update.
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