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A Yale economist says AGI won’t automate most jobs—because they’re not worth the trouble

Pascual Restrepo’s new NBER paper argues it’s not about what AI can do. It’s about what AI will bother doing—and most human work doesn’t make the cut.

By Nick LichtenbergApril 4, 2026
MUSCAT, OMAN - Locals visit Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on March 30, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. Several Chinese-owned vessels were reportedly able to transit the Strait of Hormuz today, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran would allow 20 ships to cross through the vital waterway. (Photo by Elke Scholiers/Getty Images)
Iran’s military may be decimated, but it’s winning the energy war as it controls who gets cargoes through the Strait of Hormuz
By Jordan BlumApril 4, 2026
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Travel guru Rick Steves is happy to pay more taxes
By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon says the U.S. was right to go to war with Iran: ‘Why the Western world put up with all these proxy wars for 45 years is kind of beyond me’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
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Trump just raised the $39 trillion national debt with the largest budget hike since World War II—and nobody can figure out how to pay for it
By Nick LichtenbergApril 3, 2026
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MIT created duplicate AI workers to tackle thousands of different tasks. The verdict? Most of the time AI is still just ‘minimally sufficient’
By Tristan BoveApril 3, 2026
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Personal FinanceCollege grads in ‘AI-proof’ careers like psychology and education are seeing negative returns on their degrees
By Jake AngeloApril 4, 2026
Delta CEO Ed Bastian
SuccessHow Delta uses Tom Brady to train its 100,000 workforce on leadership and a winner’s mindset
By Emma BurleighApril 4, 2026
Scott Kupor sits at a table gesturing with both hands.
PoliticsThe Trump administration is blurring the public and private sector workforce, and OPM director Scott Kupor won’t rule out conflict of interest risks
By Sasha RogelbergApril 4, 2026
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AIAI’s next frontier is the real world
By Alex IsraelApril 4, 2026
Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home
InnovationArtemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they travel more than 110,000 miles from home
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
Checking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as Iran war sends jet fuel costs up nearly 100% in major hubs
Travel & LeisureChecking a bag on United Airlines now costs $10 more as Iran war sends jet fuel costs up nearly 100% in major hubs
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
At least one crew member still missing after Iran shoots down 2 U.S. aircraft while Trump says ‘it’s war’
PoliticsAt least one crew member still missing after Iran shoots down 2 U.S. aircraft while Trump says ‘it’s war’
By Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressApril 3, 2026
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CybersecurityInternet Watch Foundation finds 260-fold increase in AI-generated CSAM in just one year, and ‘it’s the tip of the iceberg’
By Catherina GioinoApril 3, 2026
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EnvironmentThe billion-dollar storm? Economists debate how much activity Winter Storm Fern laid waste to
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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    AIAmerica could ‘lose the AI race’ because of too much ‘pessimism,’ White House AI czar David Sacks says
    By Tristan BoveJanuary 22, 2026
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LawLaw school admissions expert sees ‘dangerous one-two punch’ as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and law-degree lifeboat
By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s economy is the ‘least conservative’ in a lifetime, top economist warns. ‘Our kids will feel it in a set of lost opportunities’
By Tristan BoveJanuary 26, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s erratic, chaotic shifts in strategy follow a long tradition. Here’s what to know about the ‘Madman Theory’ of politics
By Andrew Latham and The ConversationJanuary 26, 2026
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CommentaryYes, you’re getting a bigger tax refund. Your kids won’t thank you for the $3 trillion it’s adding to the deficit
By Daniel BunnJanuary 26, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
EconomyAn unusual Fed ‘rate check’ triggered a free fall in the U.S. dollar and investors are fleeing into gold
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 26, 2026
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    Future of WorkWelcome to the ‘skills mismatch economy’: The shift from roles to skills making your résumé—and your job title—meaningless
    By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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PoliticsGovernment shutdown odds hit 79% as Capitol Hill fractures over Minnesota shooting
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 26, 2026
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
North AmericaCarney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
By The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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PoliticsEurope hates Trump’s play for Greenland so much that even far-right nationalist groups are repulsed
By Sam McNeil, Justin Spike, Sylvie Corbet and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
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PoliticsThe week Europe grew a backbone: how they went from calling Trump ‘daddy’ to saying ‘no’ to the big American bully
By Laurie Kellman and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
Meet a 70-year-old Home Depot store associate who uses AI on his phone about once an hour: ‘I think my job would suffer if I couldn’t’
AIMeet a 70-year-old Home Depot store associate who uses AI on his phone about once an hour: ‘I think my job would suffer if I couldn’t’
By Matt O'Brien, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2026
  • Ken Griffin, chief executive officer of Citadel Advisors LLC, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.
    EconomyKen Griffin says America was sent an ‘explicit warning’ from the bond market, and it’s time to get the national debt in order
    By Eleanor PringleJanuary 22, 2026
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Real EstateTrump’s housing market plan contains a fatal flaw and multiple obstacles, Morgan Stanley says
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 25, 2026
Days after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
EconomyDays after saying ‘it’s a good thing’ for Mark Carney to sign a trade deal with China, Trump vows a 100% tariff on Canada for doing so
By Jason MaJanuary 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
NewslettersPresident Donald Trump is acting like the CEO of USA Inc. Is it the strategy America needs?
By Alyson ShontellJanuary 24, 2026
A woman stands in a target with her fist in the air. A man behind her holds an "Abolish ICE" sign.
RetailTarget faces new backlash amid Minnesota ICE raids after boycotts over its DEI rollback. But don’t blame politics for falling profits, analyst says
By Jacqueline MunisJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyIMF chief sees global GDP growth as ‘beautiful but not enough’ to handle ‘the debt that is hanging around our necks’
By David McHugh, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
The U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
EconomyThe U.S. has ‘escalation dominance’ in a debt war: Europe would face a violent market crash if it dumps Treasuries
By Jason MaJanuary 23, 2026
As Winter Storm Fern barrels in, all eyes are on the Weather Channel. Its CEO is charting the company’s next big forecast: growth
North AmericaAs Winter Storm Fern barrels in, all eyes are on the Weather Channel. Its CEO is charting the company’s next big forecast: growth
By Phil WahbaJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyJamie Dimon warns that the $38 trillion national debt is ‘not sustainable’ and it’s one of two ‘tectonic plates’ that may crash in the near future
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 23, 2026
Trump, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, shakes Elon Musk's hand.
PoliticsThe great power gap: Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold office than you are, and Oxfam warns it’s ruining democracy
By Sasha RogelbergJanuary 23, 2026
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PoliticsThe U.S. has 3 of the world’s 240 icebreakers, the crucial shipping technology that would unlock Greenland
By Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 23, 2026
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Future of WorkThe real cost of job automation isn’t economic, it’s identity 
By Zack KassJanuary 23, 2026
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EconomyGreenland deal doesn’t solve ‘mutual alienation’ between America and its allies, economists warn, and it puts the dollar under threat
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 23, 2026
Photo: DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
EconomyWall Street celebrates the end of Trump’s Greenland tariff threats and expects the Supreme Court will kill even more of them
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 23, 2026
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BankingCEOs are bullish but nervous: David Solomon’s Davos readout on deregulation and ‘shotgun’ policy
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 23, 2026
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EuropeMacron says Europe forced Trump to back down: ‘Europe can make itself be respected, and that’s a very good thing’
By Lorne Cook, Sam McNeil and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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EconomyHow the middle class was hollowed out from 1979 to 2022, according to new federal data
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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PoliticsTrump’s Greenland gambit followed a familiar playbook—one he wrote himself
By Eva RoytburgJanuary 22, 2026
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EconomyEverything’s bigger in Texas, including the number of people moving out
By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2026
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Economy‘Some form of crisis is almost inevitable’: The $38 trillion national debt will soon be growing faster than the U.S. economy itself, watchdog warns
By Nick LichtenbergJanuary 22, 2026
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