Jason Furman on AI replacing CEA staff and breaking the apprenticeship pipeline
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-11-02
Economist Jason Furman published an essay on the discussion that 20 CEA analysts could be replaced by AI, and what it means for the future of work, training, and the talent pipeline. Boaz Barak resharped it as pointing to a bigger issue than the CEA itself: if we want a future with humans in charge, we need ways to train people for that, but AI upends the incentive structure that made apprenticeships work.
Related event: Ex-CEA Chair Furman: AI Could Do My First Job, Not My Last(5 posts)→
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