In this New York Post opinion piece, the editorial board argues that America needs a serious, independent review of AI’s effect on jobs before politicians turn fear into policy.
- The article pushes back on Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warning that AI could erase “hundreds of millions of jobs,” calling that claim overstated.
- It cites a Tufts University study projecting 9.3 million U.S. jobs at risk over the next two to five years, a serious number but far below the most extreme predictions.
- The piece notes that some companies using AI are actually increasing entry-level hiring rather than slashing it.
- McKinsey and IBM are cited as examples of major employers expanding junior hiring while changing the nature of the work toward problem-solving and customer-facing tasks.
- The article argues that AI will likely reshape job descriptions rather than simply eliminate work across the board.
- The editorial says politicians and corporate AI players should not be trusted to study the issue objectively because both have incentives to spin the results.
- It calls for an independent commission of economists, technology experts, and policy analysts to assess AI’s likely effects on American workers, especially young people.
- The piece frames AI as both a risk and an opportunity, warning that America cannot afford to let fear slow innovation while China keeps advancing.
- Its core argument is that AI disruption should be studied honestly and quickly so the country can prepare without surrendering to panic or political theater.
Read the full story: https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/opinion/will-ai-put-us-all-out-of-work-its-finally-time-we-start-figuring-it-out/
