Generative AI will have a much greater impact on global productivity if adapted in early scenarios rather than later scenarios. This is consistent with the overall requirement to shift labour hours to more effective use as automation increases between 2022 and 2040.
Influence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on worldwide productivity growth from 2022 to 2040
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47 countries accounting for 80% of world employment
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The source adds the following information: "Based on the assumption that automated work hours are reintegrated in work at productivity level of today" and "Figures may not sum due to rounding".
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