Jason Furman says he would pick AI over a staff of economists at the CEA
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The former White House economic adviser says today's AI tools could handle much of the council's routine analysis, and he built a website to prove it Jason Furman once ran the White House Council of Economic Advisers. If he got the job back today, he says he would hand much of the grunt work to software. In an interview with Axios on October 23, 2026, the Harvard economist said he would rely on AI tools over staff economists for a large share of the council’s day-to-day analytical work. Furman framed the choice in stark terms.
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