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How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs?
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Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs.
By Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster
May 8, 2026
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