Economist Jason Furman: AI can do my first job, not my last
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-11-01
Harvard economist and former CEA chair Jason Furman argues AI could already do most of the Council of Economic Advisers' work — and that the real cost is cutting off the learning path for juniors who grow by doing that job. A shared quote from marthagimbel adds that many now feel conflicted enough about AI progress to be tempted to freeze the technology for decades. Key points: entry-level analytical work is being replaced for real; the crisis is broken apprenticeship, not just lost jobs; sentiment inside the field is shifting from excitement to ambivalence.
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