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Nearly quarter of workforce exposed to GenAI: IPS

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August 19, 2025

AN Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) report yesterday said that about 1.83 million workers in Sri Lanka, or 22.8% of the employed population, are in jobs that could be exposed to Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI).

This is below the global average of about 25%. The analysis, based on International Labour Organisation (ILO) metrics mapped to Sri Lanka’s 2023 Labour Force Survey, found that clerical and support roles face the highest vulnerability. Of the 187,000 workers in occupations with the greatest exposure to GenAI, 179,290 are clerks.

"Clerical support workers stand out as particularly susceptible to potential displacement," IPS Director of Research Dr.

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