Why replacing workers with AI could hurt companies too

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A University of Pennsylvania and Boston University study challenges the idea that replacing workers with AI benefits businesses. Researchers argue that while individual companies save costs through automation, widespread job losses reduce consumer spending and overall demand. This creates a feedback loop where companies collectively over-automate, harming the broader economy and their own profits. Policy solutions like UBI alone cannot fix the underlying incentive problem.

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