Generative AI, the technology powering innovations like ChatGPT, presents a double-edged sword for the American workforce. While it promises to enhance productivity and create new opportunities, it also threatens to devalue skills and jeopardize job security, according to a Brookings Institution report.
The impact of this transformative technology, however, is not uniform across the United States. Brookings' analysis reveals that different regions face varying levels of AI exposure, with some areas poised to experience more pronounced effects—both positive and negative—on their local economies and labor markets.
San Jose and San Francisco in California; Durham, North Carolina; New York City; and Washington, D.C. are examples of metro areas with high office-oriented exposure to generative AI. Las Vegas, Nevada; Toledo, Ohio; and Fort Wayne, Indiana are less exposed. For a sense of range, 43% of San Jose workers could see effects on at least half of their work tasks, while for Las Vegas, the amount is 31%.
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