AI Unemployment Wave: This Time It's Truly Different


Economics textbooks tell you that "technological progress always creates new jobs." But data from 2026 contradicts this: the unemployment rate among American college students skyrocketed by 30%, Block laid off 40% of its employees in one go, and white-collar unemployment hit a record high.
Nobel laureate Acemoglu straightforwardly said: it all depends on the speed. In the past, technology replaced blue-collar workers, and society had time to adapt. This time, AI is directly targeting lawyers, doctors, engineers—you've spent ten years studying your professional skills, and AI can learn them in three months.
The anxiety of the middle class is not unfounded; it is a reality happening right now. Historical experience may truly be invalid this time.
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