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Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too

  • Written by Christos Makridis, Associate Research Professor of Information Systems, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies
Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth tooFinancial analysis is an industry that is seeing job growth even as AI is increasingly used. Orientfootage/iStock via Getty Images

Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate Democrats, for example, predicted AI will destroy millions of U.S. jobs. A couple of years...

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