{
  "id": 2828871,
  "title": "Stanford Economist Now Believes an AI Job Apocalypse Is Unlikely",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/stanford-economist-now-believes-an-ai-job-apocalypse-is-unlikely",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-23T16:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://it.slashdot.org/story/26/08/22/211256/stanford-economist-now-believes-an-ai-job-apocalypse-is-unlikely"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Economist Erik Brynjolfsson of Stanford University believes an AI job apocalypse is unlikely, despite the technology potentially impacting entry-level jobs. Brynjolfsson and his team at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab have updated their report to confirm that there is no evidence of economy-wide job destruction due to AI. Instead, the gains in productivity have been observed, with nonfarm business productivity growth running over 2 percent, which is the best sustained stretch since the late-1990s boom. Brynjolfsson predicts that by 2030, AI will be even more powerful, leading to further productivity growth and an unemployment rate within historical ranges. The technology will complement people, creating more jobs rather than eliminating them. Brynjolfsson urges action to address job disruption, such as implementing institutions, policies, and research to make AI complementary to human workers. He criticizes the current tax policy that encourages businesses to replace workers with machines and advocates for policies that prioritize extending and complementing human capabilities rather than mimicking and replacing them. Brynjolfsson also notes that entry-level job effects are real, persistent, and widening, but companies that hire young employees and use AI to train them will benefit in the long run.",
  "summary": "\"There is still no sign of economy-wide job destruction,\" says economist Erik Brynjolfsson. Working with researchers at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Brynjolfsson has determined an AI \"job apocalypse\" is unlikely, reports the Washington Post, \"even though it will likely impact entry-level jobs.\" And Brynjolfsson \"predicts that demand for experienced workers such as senior coders will still be…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}