Oksana Leukhina on AI will create more jobs than it destro…

Oksana Leukhina

Economist and senior economic policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, researching growth, labor, and demographics.

A sufficiently large improvement in AI technology can make some forms of labor obsolete, which highlights the importance of investing in skills that help workers use AI effectively. ... As the economy grows, the demand for these goods and services will also rise and new jobs will be created.

AI Verified (Jan 13, 2026)

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Oksana Leukhina, “Why AI Advancements May Push Some Workers Out of the Labor Force,” Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, January 13, 2026.

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AI will create more jobs than it destroys

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AI Verified Leukhina describes both labor displacement and new-job creation, supporting an abstaining stance on the net-jobs claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Leukhina discusses both obsolete labor and new jobs without claiming net creation exceeds losses; abstain matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Oksana Leukhina’s St. Louis Fed article, 13 January 2026, contains both quoted passages verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth

The findings suggest that workers who lose out from AI advancement could benefit from having a safety net that helps them share consumption gains with AI-using workers.

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