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No Widespread Displacement, but the AI Employment Gap for Young Workers Has Widened to 19%

In August 2026, the authors of "Canaries in the Coal Mine?" published a revised version of their paper, with a larger set of data granting a fuller view of AI's impact on employment.

Stanford Digital Economy Lab · July 13, 2026

“We Must Act Now”: Sixteen Nobel Laureates Join Leading Economists and AI Researchers in Call to Prepare for AI’s Economic Transformation

The Atlantic · June 29, 2026

The Man Who Saw AI Coming

"More than a decade ago, the economist Erik Brynjolfsson made a prediction: AI would change everything."

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NPR · December 19, 2025

Who is really shaping the future of AI?

Stanford Report · December 17, 2025

Stanford AI experts predict what will happen in 2026

YouTube · December 15, 2025

Erik Brynjolfsson, director of Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab on the early stages of AI revolution

Fortune · November 17, 2025

Remote professionals are quiet quitting Fridays. Their rebellion could open the door to a 4-day work week

Local News Live · November 7, 2025

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