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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.


'Los empleos bien remunerados están en riesgo', dijo Simon Johnson, Nobel de Economía en 2024, sobre el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en el mercado laboral. <p>El economista Simon Johnson lanzó una advertencia contundente sobre el impacto de la <a href="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mundo/2026/04/16/stellantis-se-alia-con-microsoft-y-miran-al-futuro-ofreceran-ciberseguridad-y-servicios-hechos-con-ia/" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/mundo/2026/04/16/s...

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