Simon Johnson
Coverage of Simon Johnson in the Nexus archive.
- As AI creates more entrepreneurs and a skills mismatch, Gen Z faces the choice of being a specialist or a ‘general-purpose nerd’
Gen Z faces a skills mismatch as AI drives demand for specialized talent while entry-level corporate jobs decline. The labor market shows surging openings in AI-related fields but struggles with talent shortages, while entrepreneurship tools enable solopreneurs. Economists highlight diverging career paths between specialists and generalists.
- Nobel laureate Simon Johnson on the AI race and China’s ‘over-automation’ problem
Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT and Nobel Prize winner in economics, was appointed chair of the UK's new AI Economics Institute. He discussed AI-related topics at the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong.
- Nobel economist on anti-China, anti-science US, AI’s risks
Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT and Nobel economics laureate, was appointed chair of the UK's AI Economics Institute. He discussed AI risks and other topics at the UBS Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong.
- Read the letter Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, and top economists signed warning about AI's threat to jobs
More than 200 economists, executives, and researchers signed an 88-word letter titled 'We Must Act Now' warning about AI's potential to cause large-scale job displacement. The letter, organized by Stanford Digital Economy Lab, calls for stronger guardrails as AI becomes 'radically more powerful' in the next decade. Signatories include Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, Nobel laureates, and leaders from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI.
- Simon Johnson: ‘Nobody needs as many white-collar workers as they used to’
Simon Johnson states that AI will reduce the demand for white-collar workers. He discusses job preparation in the context of AI's impact.
- IMF predicts Iran war will slow economic growth and raise inflation globally
The IMF forecasts that a war in Iran will decelerate global economic growth and increase inflation worldwide. The analysis is discussed by NPR's Michel Martin with Simon Johnson, a former IMF chief economist.