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AI job disruption priced into man's compensation payout in first known case (www.abc.net.au)
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Commission member Philip Carr wrote that Mr Duong had 33 years of working life ahead of him that would be affected by his loss of capacity. 

Mr Carr determined that Mr Duong should receive a "significant buffer" for the uncertainty around future loss of earnings, which included the impact of AI.  

The tribunal did not find that AI had cost Mr Duong work, or predict that it would, only that AI may create more job market uncertainty that could disproportionately affect an injured worker with need for greater accommodations.

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AI job disruption priced into man's compensation payout in first known case (www.abc.net.au)
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In short:

The NSW Personal Injury Commission assessed a 34-year-old Aldi and home delivery worker suffered damages of $950,000 after a car crash on his way to work.

Commission member Phillip Carr cited uncertainties including the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market when calculating his future economic loss.

What's next?

The government says it's too soon to draw firm conclusions that AI is causing or will cause future job losses but will keep monitoring the data.