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AI fuelling growth while putting Asia’s young workers at risk, IMF meeting hears

12 Oct 2026, 11:04 UTC · 2 independent sources
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🚨 IMF WARNS ON AI, JOBS AND THE ECONOMY Delegates were warned at the IMF–World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Monday. An investment surge into artificial intelligence may be helping prop up a global economy battered by energy supply shocks. The technology’s potential to cull jobs requires swift mitigation if Asia’s youth are to secure a place in the future workforce. Source: South China Morning Post, geo.tv #AI #Asia #IMF #youngworkers #growth

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