McKinsey & Company
Generative AI may accelerate automation adoption in higher-wage quintiles.
Automation adoption per wage quintile in the New York combined statistical area
Automation adoption,
2030,
midpoint
scenario, %
Source: Current Population Survey, US Census Bureau; O*NET; US Bureau of Labor Statistics; McKinsey Global Institute analysis
40
30
20
10
0
High wage
Low wage
Quintile 1
Quintile 2
Quintile 3
Quintile 4
Quintile 5
1.9×
2.0×
1.5×
1.3×
1.2×
With generative AI
Without generative AI
Difference between automation adoption due to generative AI acceleration and adoption without generative AI acceleration
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