The World Bank has identified tourism, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, agriculture and renewable energy as the most AI-resilient sources of employment, as the lender adjusts its approach to account for the potential impact of the technology on workers as it seeks to boost job creation amid a deepening global jobs crisis. The Washington-headquartered bank said it is working with the private sector to create jobs, as research shows that 80% of employment needs to come from the private sector. World Bank Chief Knowledge Officer Paschal Donohoe said in an interview: “We are now looking at how we can engage with governments in projects in those areas . . . We believe on balance actually that in those kind of sectors, AI will not be the challenge to job creation that it could be in the economy overall.” An estimated 800 million people worldwide lack adequate employment, Donohue said.
