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Comment by Michael S. Barr

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Federal Reserve Board governor
Predictions about how generative AI will evolve, and in particular how it will affect the labor market, range from the utopian to the apocalyptic.
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Michael S. Barr, speech on artificial intelligence and the labor market, Federal Reserve Board, February 17, 2026.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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AI Verified Barr explicitly discusses AI labor-market outcomes from utopian to apocalyptic, including a scenario of widespread unemployability; the quote supports a determinable neutral stance. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago
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AI Verified Recorded abstain matches Barr’s explicit framing of labor-market predictions as ranging from utopian to apocalyptic, without endorsing a permanent-underclass outcome. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago

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AI Verified Federal Reserve Governor Barr’s February 17, 2026 speech contains this exact sentence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2h ago
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