Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too

Estimates of artificial intelligence’s impact on jobs and the economy range from the apocalyptic to the utopian, but the data tells a more nuanced story.

By: Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: April 14, 2026

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Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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By Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies

Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate Democrats, for example, predicted AI will destroy millions of U.S. jobs. A couple of years earlier, consultant company McKinsey forecast AI will add trillions to the global economy, while emphasizing job losses can be mitigated by training workers to do new things.

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