RBA’s Hunter Sees Limited AI Gains So Far, Warns of Financial Risks
AI · First reported 8 Nov, 22:42 · Updated 23:01
Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said evidence of AI-driven productivity gains and widespread job losses remains limited, while warning that investment expectations could expose asset prices to sharp corrections. She said AI investment may add to inflationary pressure in the near term before expanded supply and productivity gains ease it.
- Hunter said there is limited evidence that AI has materially increased productivity or caused widespread job losses. She noted tentative employment adjustments in more AI-exposed occupations.
- She said data-centre investment is adding to demand and near-term price pressures, but expanding capacity and possible productivity gains could ease them over time.
- Hunter warned that disappointing returns on AI investment could lead to sharp asset-price repricing or disorderly market adjustments.
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- Sarah Hunter, Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor
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- UBS conference in Sydney
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- 4.85%, described as an 18-year high
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- The RBA had raised rates five times that year
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