Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation Driven by Ai Technology COUN SOON IMPACT 40 PERCENT OF THE Global Workforce, According to a New Report by the United Nations CONFERED NATIONS CONES (Unctad). The report highlights that by 2033, AI Could become a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market. However, the economic growth also concentrated, leading to wider Inequalities. The report also mentioned that AI-LED Automation Cold Disrupt The Developing Countries’ Advantage of Low-Cost Labor. As a solution, it recommends that governments implement proactive labore policies.
Uncatad Says Rise of Ai Could Widen Economic Inequalities
In its technology and innovation report 2025, Unctad Highlights that While Ai is an important tool for program, it is not necessarily involved in nature. The report projects that AI’s Market Value Cold Reach $ 4.8 trillion (roughly Rs. 404 lakh Crore) by 2033, Due to its Rising Popularity and Potential For Digital Trainsformation. However, it is said that access to ai infrastructure and expertise is only concentrated in a less economies.
The report claims that just 100 companies, mainly located in the US and China, account for 40 percent of the global corporate research and development spending in Ai. Notable Names in the list include Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Baidu. If the trend of concentration of access to ai development continues, the un report saying it Cold Widen Technological Divides and Lead to Many Developing Nations Missing Out on Its benefits.
How Global Job Market BE Affected by Aiphoto Credit: Uncatad
One of the biggest downsides of the risk of ai could be felt in the workforce, where 40 percent of Global Jobs could be displayed due to ai-driven automation, the report Underlines. The impact is expected to be felt more in developing economies, which can lose the competitive advantage of low-cost labor.
The report also highlights that 118 counts, most of which belong to the global south, are not included in Major Ai Governance Discussions. These countries not having a seat at the table even could lead to their best interests not being represented as global ai policies are developed and agreed upon. The Uncatad recommends that countries that are witnessing the risk of ai should foster stronger interactive cooperation to create an inclusive global ai framework.
Unctad also sugges that developing nations proactively work on Improving Labor Policies to Safeguard The Workforce from a negative impact. It also highlights investment in reskilling, upskilling, and workforce adaptation to ensure ai creases new Empolyment Opportunities Intead of Eliminating The Existing Ones.
The report also provides a roadmap to enable inclusive growth with ai. The measures include developing an “ai equivalent public discourse mechanism” to improve accountability; Creation of globally shared facilites to provide developing economies access to the infrastructure; A Focus on Open-Source Models and Datasets to Democratise Knowledge and Resources; And capacity-building strategies Among Developing Nations to overcome the Lack of Opportunities.
Unctad Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan Called for Stronger International Cooperation to “Shift the focus from technology to people, enabling counTries to co-critical arteral artificial artification Framework ”.