‘Wake up, AI is for real.’ IMF chief warns of an AI ‘tsunami’ coming for young people and entry-level jobs

When U.S. President Donald Trump wasn’t stealing the show, the hottest topic of this year’s Davos summit was artificial intelligence. But while tech executives dutifully maintained the hype around their creations, more grounded calls were also impossible to ignore this year. From focusing on the practical realities of business returns to cautions over AI’s possibly understated effect on jobs, some leaders came to Davos with sobering takes.

One of these was Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.