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The US really is unlike other rich countries when it comes to job insecurity – and AI could make it even more ‘exceptional’

  • Written by Jeffrey C. Dixon, Professor of Sociology, College of the Holy Cross

How will AI affect American workers? There are two major narratives floating around. The “techno-optimist” view is that AI will free humans from boring tasks and create new jobs, while the “techno-pessimist” view is that AI will lead to widespread unemployment.

As a sociologist who studies job insecurity, I’m among the...

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