Bridgewater Associates says the risk of AI-induced mass layoffs will stay low this year, as limits on computer power and a robust economy will dampen the technology’s near-term impact on employment.

The research report gives some more details:

Adoption remains restricted, with less than 20% of U.S. companies reporting AI use in any business function in a two-week span, mostly in information, technology and professional services, Bridgewater said using Census Bureau data.

The survey said more than 90% of companies adopting AI reported no impact to employment during the preceding six months, while more said they increased than decreased headcount in those that were impacted.

Bridgewater highlighted two dangers to ​that prediction in the near term: ​an ⁠escalation of the Iran conflict and cost pressures from corporations’ ​AI capital investments.

Even if the labor market remains subdued, Bridgewater cautions that without the help of AI to cool the economy, the Federal Reserve may struggle to manage inflationary pressures in a tight labor market.

Pakistani actor Kinza Hashmi has disclosed that she is facing major security threats. She said that she has had many instances with stalkers which has made it difficult for her to trust anyone around her.

The actress revealed in an interview that a foreign-based obsessive admirer was able to influence members of her domestic staff by paying them money. She said her seven-year veteran staff had been passing around confidential information behind her back, including photos from her house, her personal possessions and even shots of her prescription.

Hashmi said she was “so shaken” by the breach of privacy and that it “really affected me in terms of trusting people”.

She remembered another unsettling event too where another stalker found their way onto the set of one of her play shows and then tried to find out her residence. But he could not find her apartment number, and was barred from entering.

She stated she had to turn to on-set workers for help with the situation, characterizing such events as very upsetting for public figures.

“Celebrities often face such harassment but it is often difficult to file a case or make a formal complaint,” Hashmi noted.

Pakistan will try to seal the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series when they lock horns with Australia in the second match at Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday. The encounter is slated to begin at 4:30 p.m. The visitors, meanwhile, would be hungry to make a comeback after losing the opener and keep the series alive.

Pakistan won the first of five ODIs in Rawalpindi by five wickets, with 21-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner Arafat Minhas taking five wickets on debut to set up the victory. The spin-friendly surface exposed Australia’s struggles against the turning ball with the country’s slow bowlers accounting for eight wickets to worry the batting line-up.

But Lahore conditions have always benefited batsmen, and there have been a few of high-scoring contests in previous years. Australia chased down 352 against England in last year’s Champions Trophy, while Pakistan posted 349 against Australia at the same stadium in 2022.

There’s been plenty of talk about the nature of the pitch for Tuesday’s meeting. As the 2027 World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia beckons, some analysts feel Pakistan should prepare for the conditions they are likely to experience in southern Africa rather than depending primarily on spin-friendly home pitches.

Australia are set to improve their lineup with the return of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who missed the opening match with a neck problem. However, the visitors are still without key experienced players including Mitchell Marsh.

Pakistan batter Muhammad Ghazi Ghori said the confidence of a player is naturally boosted by excellent performances that enable the team to succeed. “Batting along with Babar Azam creates confidence rather than pressure,” he added, saying that he is not replacing Mohammad Rizwan who is still the team’s first-choice player.