A legal tribunal in Australia has factored the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on the job market into a $950,000 personal injury payout. The NSW Personal Injury Commission awarded the damages to 34-year-old Andrew Duong following a head-on car collision in 2023 that left him with reduced working capacity. Commission member Phillip Carr cited uncertainties caused by AI when calculating $400,000 of the total sum for future economic loss. It is the first known case where a legal body has explicitly considered the impact of AI on the workforce to assess lost future earnings. The government said it is too early to conclude that AI will cause future job losses, but it will continue to monitor the data.

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