AI's real threat to the job market isn't job loss, it's lower paychecks, new research says
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Jennifer Sor
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Roles with a high exposure to AI have seen sharp declines in real wages in recent years, according to a new whitepaper from Apollo.
Apollo study of 321 occupations finds AI-exposed jobs saw 6.7% wage decline since 2023; service workers hit -24.3%. AI threatens wage compression for low earners, not job loss—signaling income inequality risk as corporate automation deepens.
AI's real threat to the job market isn't job loss, it's lower paychecks, new research says
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Jennifer Sor
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