A top Goldman Sachs economist says AI will displace the jobs of 15 million US workers
THE SO WHAT
A 15 million job displacement forecast from Goldman is less about precision and more about narrative — it gives CFOs political cover to push automation harder. Operators should use this window to redesign roles and workflows deliberately, before blunt headcount targets do it for them.
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