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Comment by Abraham Kuuku Sam

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Data Policy Adviser working with the African Union through the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).
Of course, I agree that some jobs will go, and especially call center jobs, they will go. But let's do the difficult jobs. How can we leverage AI for the informal sector?
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Abraham Kuuku Sam, remarks at “Africa Development Impact Forum (Event 3, ADIF 2026),” UN Transcripts, June 11, 2026.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified AI job losses and using AI to create informal-sector employment directly bears on whether AI creates more jobs than it destroys. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The UN transcript quote acknowledges job losses but focuses on leveraging AI for other work; it does not determine a net-jobs outcome. Recorded abstain is supported. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified UN Transcripts ADIF 2026, 11 June 2026, attributes this wording to the GIZ Data Policy Advisor; transcript states that call-centre and clerical jobs will go and asks how AI can be leveraged for informal-sector work. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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