Simon Johnson
Coverage of Simon Johnson in the Nexus archive.
- 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.