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news El Financiero 2026-04-16

Nobel Laureate Warns AI Threatens Middle Class, Not Mass Unemployment

Economist Simon Johnson, a Nobel laureate, warned that while mass unemployment is unlikely, AI poses a subtle structural risk to the middle class. He warns that artificial intelligence is eroding the stable, well-paying jobs and is changing sectors previously considered safe, like technology.

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