XLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandActing Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Pierre Yared
XLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Mark Niquette and Matt ShirleyFebruary 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM UTCUpdated on February 24, 2026 at 9:00 PM UTCBookmarkSaveA top White House economist dubbed the weekend report about artificial intelligence risks that had roiled the stock market “science fiction.”
The paper from Citrini Research imagines a 2028 world in which rapid advances in machine intelligence turbocharge productivity but render large swaths of human labor obsolete — sparking job losses, collapsing consumer spending and dragging down stock indexes like the S&P 500.
