ECB sees no wave of AI-led layoffs yet, Lagarde says

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ECB sees no wave of AI-led layoffs yet, Lagarde says

Reuters

Thu, February 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM GMT+9 1 min read

FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is boosting ‌productivity in the ‌euro zone but it is ​not yet causing a wave of layoffs due to greater automation of ‌labour, European ⁠Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said ⁠on Thursday.

“What we are seeing for the ​moment is ​that ​it’s increasing productivity,” ‌Lagarde told a committee of the European Parliament. “But we are not yet seeing consequences in ‌terms of labour ​market and ​waves ​of redundancies that ‌are feared, and that ​you ​know we will be extremely attentive going ​forward.”

(Reporting ‌by Balazs Korany and ​Francesco Canepa; Editing by ​Alison Williams)

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