Ben Hyman on AI will create a permanent underclass

Ben Hyman

Senior Researcher at the California Policy Lab studying AI and labor markets

Right now, we are not seeing evidence of large-scale AI-related layoffs in California’s labor market. But we do see patterns in certain regions like the Bay Area, in certain tech-heavy sectors, and among highly AI-exposed workers with college degrees. It will be important to continue monitoring trends for those workers, as well as others, so that policymakers can respond appropriately.

AI Verified (Jun 25, 2026)

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California becomes the first state to launch a tool to monitor and track artificial intelligence’s impacts on the workforce

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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AI Verified The quote addresses AI-related layoffs and worker exposure, which is directly relevant to the claim of a permanent underclass. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The quote reports no evidence of large-scale AI-related layoffs and calls for monitoring, so the permanent-underclass claim is not supported; recorded answer `against` matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Direct quote in California Governor release, attributed to Ben Hyman, matches the source wording about no evidence of large-scale AI-related layoffs. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

Right now, we are not seeing evidence of large-scale AI-related layoffs in California's labor market. But we do see patterns in certain regions like the Bay Area, in certain tech-heavy sectors, and among highly AI-exposed workers with college degrees...

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