Study: AI job loss fears are reshaping consumption and career choices
mattbeane · x · 2026-09-02
A large-scale, multi-wave survey documents workers' substantial fears of job loss due to AI in the early years of generative AI. These fears matter even without realized large-scale displacement, as they inform people's consumption, job search, and occupational choice.
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