The Economist.
Salesforce, Walmart, Paramount, UPS, YouTube and Meta have all announced new rounds of layoffs attributable to AI
with nearly 1 million job cuts nationwide this year.
AI is upending industries and unsettling the corporate world.
Millions of roles involving repetitive tasks from clerical positions to logistics could vanish in the next decade.
But in spite of all this, there's one sector that's remained largely unscathed, and that's healthcare.
But that could all be about to change.
Agent Force helps healthcare providers prevent medical mishaps.
It's what AI was meant to be.
I am a healer.
I am AI.
Brought to life by Nvidia.
Meet Phoenix, your AI care specialist.
Good morning, Mary.
How's your back feeling today?
So could your next doctor's appointment be with Claude or ChatGPT?
You're listening to Money Talks from The Economist,
our weekly podcast on the markets, the economy and the world of business.
In London, I'm Mike Bird.
In Washington D.C., I'm Alice Fulwood.