Thousands of N.Y.C. Jobs Could Be Lost to A.I. Boom, Report Says

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Source: New York Times

Thousands of N.Y.C. Jobs Could Be Lost to A.I. Boom, Report Says

A report by the New York City comptroller argues that the city’s economy will be transformed by artificial intelligence. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” he said.


A report by Mark Levine, the New York City comptroller, marks the first major effort by the city’s leaders to engage with the looming question of how A.I. will affect it. Jesse Ilan Kornbluth for The New York Times

By Emma Goldberg
May 21, 2026, 5:05 a.m. ET

The hairy effects of artificial intelligence have been fodder for thrillers and science fiction, white papers and Silicon Valley Substacks — and now a report from New York City’s comptroller, who argues that the city’s economy is on track to be transformed by the technology.

The city must move swiftly to prepare for the job losses that may result, the comptroller, Mark Levine, warned in the report, which was released on Thursday morning. The report marks the first major effort by city officials to engage with the looming question of what A.I. will mean for New York’s future.

“There is no city in America — and perhaps none on earth — more exposed to both the promise and peril of artificial intelligence than New York City,” the report said.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/nyregion/nyc-ai-job-loss.html

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https://www.nytimes.com/by/emma-goldberg

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1. This, along with ...

major store closings? What will happen to workers there?
Food, rent, utilities, etc. and no income?
I can think of only one answer and it is illegal, immoral and unethical. However, WE (the workers and down-trodden from all across our country) don't kill other people just because they do the illegal, are immoral and unethical.
I can hope that some day, there will be a great need for workers and that the workers won't be there for them.