Silicon Valley A.I. Leaders Fear Mass Job Automation Will Create a Permanent Underclass
By
Jasmine Sun
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
The article discusses growing concern within Silicon Valley's A.I. industry that advanced artificial intelligence will soon automate many jobs, creating a permanent underclass of people who have lost their economic leverage. The author, living in San Francisco among wealthy A.I. researchers and startup founders, notes that even those building the technology are worried about its disruptive impact on the labor force and ordinary workers.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledMost people I know in the A.I. industry think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it.
While Silicon Valley has long warned about the risk of rogue A.I., it has recently woken up to a more mundane nightmare: one in which many ordinary people lose their economic leverage as their jobs are automated away.
The people building A.I. fear that we have only a short time before advanced A.I. disrupts the labor force.
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