Economist Paul Novosad clashes with Gary Miller over AI job-loss catastrophizing online
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-15
Economist Paul Novosad pushed back on AI job-displacement fears, noting social media has been catastrophizing every event since 2010—"lots of online ppl think this is a catastrophe" doesn't shift his priors much.
Gary Miller fired back, calling it "a bizarre and patronizing take on a legitimate concern for billions of families": the AI industry isn't going to pay our mortgages, and it knows it. A representative big-account spat over AI's labor impact.
Related event: Economist Dismisses Social Media Doom Over AI Job Losses(2 posts)→
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