AI Reshapes White-Collar Jobs And Inequality

At Davos on January 20, 2026, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned AI could displace white-collar roles and widen wealth gaps. MIT researchers and economists, including Daron Acemoglu and David Autor, argue effective AI augmentation raises productivity and creates new work, while urging firm guarantees, reskilling, and pro-worker policies to ensure broad participation in gains.