White-Collar Bloodbath or AI-Washing? Understanding the AI & Labor Displacement Research Landscape

Alarming headlines about AI wiping out jobs are everywhere—and they’re shaping how the public and policymakers think about the future of work. But when you dig into the studies behind those headlines, a more complicated picture emerges, one full of methodological caveats and significant data gaps.

TechEquity reviewed 28 widely cited studies on AI-driven labor displacement and analyzed datasets, methodologies, and findings to help policymakers, researchers, advocates, labor representatives, and workers make sense of the current state of research.