- AI adoption leads to a 6.7% average decline in real wage growth for high-exposure jobs since 2023, but no detectable impact on overall employment.
- Lowest earners are hit hardest: service workers saw a 24.3% decline in earnings growth, while those in the bottom 25% experienced a 10.7% drop.
- Occupations like computer programmers (-6.1%) and statistical assistants (-5.4%) saw notable wage declines, while certain roles like personal finance advisors (+8.4%) and administrative law judges (+17.5%) saw increases despite AI exposure.
- An estimated 5.8 million workers in roles highly exposed to AI face growing income inequality as AI adoption deepens across corporate America.