Which means that these are roles where machines can easily take over, rather than raising the human’s capacity to work. In high-income economies, about 60% of jobs show significant generative AI exposure; in low-income economies, the figure is closer to 26%. Even in advanced economies where AI increases productivity, the benefits may not translate into broad prosperity because employment falls. For much of the 20th century, GDP growth and job creation moved in rough tandem—more output meant more work. For every AI ethicist or prompt engineer role created in San Francisco, dozens of livelihoods vanish in Manila, Johannesburg or Mumbai.