Claim: Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, AI has been rapidly taking over jobs, sparking fears of mass unemployment in the U.S.

Fact: Misleading. Yale University researchers found little evidence that AI, including ChatGPT, has caused significant job losses so far. Employment trends are currently driven more by broader economic factors than automation, though AI’s long-term effects remain uncertain.

For nearly two years, artificial intelligence has been at the centre of a global employment panic. From boardrooms to break rooms, talk of robots replacing workers has sparked anxiety among professionals across industries. Yet, a new study from Yale University’s Budget Lab offers a sharp counterpoint to that narrative — suggesting the “AI job loss crisis” may be more fiction than fact.

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