AI Reports · MIT FutureTech · 2026-10-17 · Blog / commentary
Here’s a glimmer of hope about AI and jobs What history can teach us about the AI job apocalypse. November 28, 2025
The latest jobs figures show a grim labor market, with AI's apparent impact reaching a broader group of workers. October saw over 150,000 layoffs, the worst October in more than two decades, with about 50,000 attributed to AI. Researchers at Yale Budget Lab and Brookings argue that AI is not disrupting the broader labor market more than the internet or PCs did, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has predicted AI could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs.