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Sheryl Estrada

Indeed chief economist says execs are 'overestimating the speed' of AI transformation in the labor market

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Good morning. AI may be dominating boardroom conversations, but a handful of giant employers are driving AI hiring in the U.S.

“I think we’re overestimating the speed at which we’re going to see this transformation,” Svenja Gudell, chief economist at Indeed, said on Tuesday to a room of executives during a panel session at the 2026 Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit in Atlanta about the pace of the labor market’s AI transformation. “I think we’re underestimating the long-term impact it will have.”

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