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Associate Professor of AI & Work at the Oxford Internet Institute; Director of the Future of Work Program at the Oxford Martin School; author of The Technology Trap and How Progress Ends
Most economists will acknowledge that technological progress can cause some adjustment problems in the short run. What is rarely noted is that the short run can be a lifetime.
AI Verified (May 2, 2026)
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Carl Benedikt Frey, quoted by Jasmine Sun in “Silicon Valley is bracing for a permanent underclass,” The New York Times, republished by The Salt Lake Tribune, May 2, 2026.
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AI Verified A technological adjustment period lasting a lifetime supports concern about a lasting displaced class. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Recorded for matches Frey’s warning that technological disruption’s short run can last a lifetime. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Salt Lake Tribune/NYT article reports this Carl Benedikt Frey quotation. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago
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