838 million jobs impacted by AI, Europe hit hardest, Africa relatively safe, this transition is happening faster than expected

KobeissiLetter Prediction, Generative AI will reshape the global labor market, with approximately 24% of jobs (about 838 million) affected, about 33% of jobs in high-income countries impacted, and around 6% of jobs facing the highest level of AI substitution. Regionally, Europe and Central Asia are affected the most at about 32%, the Americas about 30%, Africa about 13%, and low-income countries are exposed at one-third the level of high-income countries. The largest-scale labor transition in modern history has begun.