person
Noah Smith
Substack economist; Noahpinion
Economist and writer whose Noahpinion Substack has been a leading mainstream economic analysis of AI's labour-market and growth implications.
current Writer, Independent
Strategy positions
Techno-optimismendorsestentative
Technology and markets solve risks faster than regulation creates themArgues AI is likely to be net positive for the economy and that 'AI takes all jobs' framings misunderstand labour-market dynamics.
Past automation paranoia has been wrong every time. AI may be different, but the burden is on the AI-doomers to show it.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.