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Labor economist and assistant professor of economics at the University of Virginia, researching remote work, on-the-job training, and career progression.
In the long run, it may just be both instead of one or the other: both forces that are making it harder and harder for people to get jobs initially and also ramp up in their career going forward.
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Emma Harrington, quoted in Mallika Mitra, “Why Is the Job Market so Tough for Younger Workers?”, The Daily Upside, August 30, 2026.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified The quote appears in the article’s “AI Effect” section; its context identifies AI automation as one of two long-run forces making entry-level hiring and career progression harder, giving a clear stance signal on AI’s jobs impact. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded answer “against” matches the quote and source context: Harrington says AI automation contributes in the long run to making jobs and career progression harder, which strongly opposes the net-job-creation claim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The Daily Upside article dated Aug. 30, 2026 contains the stored wording verbatim and attributes it to UVA economist Emma Harrington; the date, author, and source URL match. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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