For all the potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence to humans, there are also risks. For example, risks of mass disruption to the labour market. More than 200 economists from around the world, including many in Canada, issued a statement Monday stating politicians and policy makers need to think more about those risks. Ottawa is handing out hundreds of million of dollars to businesses to put AI to work, hoping to create jobs. But what about AI that displaces jobs? Statistics Canada has been given a new mandate to begin measuring and reporting on AI’s impact on the Canadian job market. David Akin reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@globalnews.ca?lang=en #GlobalNews