libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/ai-adoption-and-employment-expectations-evidence-from-a-survey-of-small-business-owners AI Adoption and Employment Expectations: Evidence from a Survey of Small Business Owners
Small businesses already using AI expect to hire, not cut: 33 percentage points net optimism on employment versus just 15 for non-users, new Fed survey data show. Revenue optimism runs highest among AI users still struggling to make the technology work.
— via Fed Reserve — Liberty Street
