In a startling revelation that threatens to upend the global workforce, artificial intelligence is poised to unleash a tidal wave of change, potentially swamping over 50 million jobs across the United States and Mexico in the coming year. This isn't science fiction—it's the sobering reality unveiled by a groundbreaking study from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). AI's Seismic Shift: Millions of Jobs in the Crosshairs "We're staring down the barrel of an industrial revolution on steroids," warns Eric Parrado, chief economist at the IDB and co-author of the study. "This isn't a gentle tide of change—it's a tsunami that's about to crash over the job market." The IDB's innovative AI-Generated Index of Occupational Exposure paints a picture of impending upheaval: In the US: 43 million jobs will be caught in AI's crosshairs within a year, surging to a staggering 70 million in a decade. In Mexico: 16 million positions face ...
