Economist Dismisses Social Media Doom Over AI Job Losses

Economist Paul Novosad said social media has catastrophized every event since 2010, so online fears about AI-driven unemployment do not change his priors. Critics pushed back, suggesting concerns about monopoly power are better directed at utilities than AI.

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