‘Like tsunami’ — IMF says AI will affect 40% of jobs globally years from now

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 24/01/2026
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), says an artificial intelligence (AI) “tsunami” is reshaping the global labour market and could transform 60 percent of jobs in advanced economies. Georgieva spoke on Friday during a panel session on the global economic outlook at the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. “We are researching what is actually happening in labour markets, and there are three important observations,” she said. “Number one, massive transformation of demand for skills. We expect 60 percent of jobs to be (…)
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