Martha Gimbel on AI will create a permanent underclass

Martha Gimbel

Executive Director and co-founder of the Budget Lab at Yale University.

Where we are right now is that AI is not having a large impact on hiring. That's not surprising. [...] Just because something is likely not happening right now does not mean that it can't happen next year, three years, five years [from now].

AI Verified (Feb 27, 2026)

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Martha Gimbel, interview in Jacob Clemente, “What the Data Actually Say About AI and Jobs,” Charter / Time, February 27, 2026.

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AI will create a permanent underclass

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AI Verified Gimbel says there is no large hiring impact now but future effects remain possible, providing a materially neutral stance on the claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer abstain matches: Gimbel finds no large impact now while allowing possible future effects; neither direction is favored. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago