AI Challenges Job Stability Across The Economy

Josh Tyrangiel examines AI and the future of work in The Atlantic’s March cover story, published Feb. 10, 2026, reporting from Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and beyond. He finds broad agreement—from central bankers to union leaders—that AI is already reshaping tasks and could affect roughly 40% of jobs worldwide (IMF projection), and warns rapid displacement would strain political institutions and require collective policy action.