Article URL: https://www.economist.com/business/2026/10/22/if-ai-displaces-human-workers-they-will-lose-more-than-just-pay Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50238351 Points: 19 # Comments: 24. On October 18th Anthropic, an AI lab, said it plans to put 5% of its shares into a public-benefit fund that might end up distributing cash to people affected by economic upheaval. Workers are concerned about more than just AI taking their jobs. They worry it will lead to a cold, sterile, dehumanized work culture and environment.