Industries Hit Hardest by AI Spawn More Startups
Konstantine · x · 2026-07-08
Citing research from Citadel Securities (Frank Flight et al.), the author notes that industries most disrupted by AI are actually spawning the most new companies. This is driven by lower startup costs and more opportunities to build AI-first companies, attracting more entrepreneurs. The author uses this to argue that "technology keeps expanding the pie."
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