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Expert opinions on Future Of Work
Sourced quotes, claims, policy proposals and stances on Future Of Work from AI researchers, executives and policymakers.
1536 sourced quotes · 6 policy proposals and claims
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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For (255)Sean HigginsResearch fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute specializing in labor and employment issues.votes For and says:Such concerns are not only overblown but may also have things backwards. It is just as likely that AI will lead to employment gains. [...] The benefit new technology brings is greater production. It requires workers with different skill sets, but not...
more AI Verified source (Aug 31, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (129)Eduardo PorterJournalist and economics commentator writing on technology and labor.abstains and says:DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (112)Emma HarringtonLabor economist and assistant professor of economics at the University of Virginia, researching remote work, on-the-job training, and career progression.votes Against and says: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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For (346)Gemma GaldĂłn-ClavellAuthor of a 2026 study of algorithmic fairness in public-employment hiring systems.votes For and says:
We analyze approximately 497,000 candidate-vacancy pipeline entries from September 2017 to September 2022, covering seven pipeline stages that span automated processing, human discretion, candidate data, and employer decisions. Aggregate outcomes acr...
more AI Verified source (Aug 13, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)Ministry of Digital Development and Information (Singapore)Singapore government ministry responsible for national digital development and information policy, including AI governance.abstains and says:As with any technology, the need for regulation depends on how it is deployed, the nature of harm that may be caused, and whether existing measures are effective in addressing those harms. Where existing measures are assessed to be inadequate and a s...
more AI Verified source (Jul 7, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (3)Daniel O'KeefeCommissioner of Connecticut's Department of Economic and Community Development.votes Against and says:The extensive disclosure, auditing, and human-review mandates could slow hiring processes, increase administrative costs, and discourage employers—especially smaller ones—from using tools that streamline workforce management.
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AI will create a permanent underclass
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For (47)Liam BellLead singer of the Melbourne band Playlunch.votes For and says:They haven't taken our music so that they can use our music … They're making something so that we can be obsolete.
AI Verified source (Jul 18, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (26)Julian HamoodFounder and Chief Visionary Officer of TrustedTech.abstains and says:Employees are being told AI will transform the way they work, yet many have received little training on how to use it effectively, securely or confidently. The people who are most confident with AI will continue to build skills and productivity, whil...
more AI Verified source (Jul 16, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (148)MetaSocial media and AI companyvotes Against and says:But each time humanity has come out with more people sharing greater prosperity, health, and freedom. We believe this will be true with AI as well, and the abundance of the future can be shared by everyone.
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For (152)MetaSocial media and AI companyvotes For and says:
But each time humanity has come out with more people sharing greater prosperity, health, and freedom. We believe this will be true with AI as well, and the abundance of the future can be shared by everyone.
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AGI will create abundance
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For (33)MetaSocial media and AI companyvotes For and says:But each time humanity has come out with more people sharing greater prosperity, health, and freedom. We believe this will be true with AI as well, and the abundance of the future can be shared by everyone.
AI Verified source (Aug 10, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (2)S. Yash KalashSenior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation; expert in strategy, public policy, digital technology and financial services.abstains and says:If AGI emerges, it could become the most transformative force in economic and social life since the Industrial Revolution. Its promise is extraordinary: near-total automation of intellectual labour, accelerated scientific discovery, rapid innovation ...
more AI Verified source (May 21, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (7)Lance UlanoffTechRadar editor-at-largevotes Against and says:None of this is going to drag people out of poverty and into a world of abundance; that simply is not going to happen thanks to AI.
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Implement a universal basic income
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For (103)Nouriel RoubiniEconomist and professor emeritus at New York University’s Stern School of Business, known for analysis of global macroeconomics and financial crises.votes For and says:Eventually, we need some form of universal basic income for everybody while they work and once they retire.
AI Verified source (Jul 18, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Abstain (3)Damian HindsUK Conservative Member of Parliament for East Hampshire; former Secretary of State for Education.abstains and says:Universal basic income is a policy prescription that those people calling for it tended to believe in years earlier, before they had even heard of AI, and now it fits this scenario. I do not know what the outcomes and therefore the mitigations of AI ...
more AI Verified source (Jul 8, 2026)DelegateChoose a list of delegatesto vote as the majority of them.Unless you vote directly.Against (83)Jean-Christophe Bélisle-PiponEthics professor at Simon Fraser University.votes Against and says:They present themselves as benefactors, they turn recipients of universal basic income into passive beneficiaries of a system they do not control and, above all, they shift the focus: Instead of questioning the concentration of capital and power, we ...
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