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IMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says AI is already cutting demand for workers doing routine tasks, and warns tax systems may have to change worldwide; the robots owe nothing yet.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell on Best of BBN
Published 4:18 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The Japan Times: “IMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:18 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Chip Darnell.
Topics: AI.

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The Japan TimesIMF chief warns of threat from AI to jobs and taxes

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, warns that artificial intelligence is already hollowing out demand for many human workers by taking over routine, repetitive tasks, and that it could reshape tax systems worldwide.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the robots take the repetitive jobs, and then governments have to figure out who pays the taxes. That's a very quiet kind of alarm.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorQuiet is right. Nobody's picketing a spreadsheet.