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AI boom fuels offshore call center job growth, defying displacement predictions

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Despite predictions of widespread job displacement due to AI, employment in offshore call centers, particularly in the Philippines and India, has continued to rise significantly. This trend, observed from 2016 to 2025, suggests that AI's impact on white-collar work is not leading to reduced demand, but rather an increase due to lower costs and greater efficiency. This phenomenon aligns with Jevons paradox, where increased efficiency in a resource or service leads to greater overall consumption and expansion of the industry. AI

IMPACT AI's efficiency gains are increasing demand for offshore call center services, contrary to initial displacement predictions.

RANK_REASON The article discusses economic trends and theories related to AI's impact on employment, rather than a direct AI release or product launch.

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AI boom fuels offshore call center job growth, defying displacement predictions

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg ·

    The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing

    “The technology that was supposed to shrink the industry is fueling its expansion,” said Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok.

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