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November 15, 2026
Partner, Chief Economist
AI is making it much easier to start a business. Entrepreneurial activity continues to rise across all age groups, and AI adopters expect to see faster employment growth than non-adopters, see charts below.
The bottom line is that AI is making the economy more dynamic, and the job-creating effect of AI is far bigger than the labor displacement effect.
For more discussion of the net positive effect of AI on employment, see our previous Sparks:
Sources: US Census Bureau, Macrobond, Apollo Chief Economist
Sources: GEM Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Apollo Chief Economist
Note: Diffusion Index = percent of firms expecting an increase minus percent expecting a decrease over the next 12 months. Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Apollo Chief Economist
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