Just statistically, and I can prove this to you, 50% of the time in your career you were overpaid, and 50% you were underpaid. And almost 0% of the time was it calibrated exactly?
I think a lot of those predictions are just investor relations saying, 'My technology is so disruptive. It's going to create chaos in labor markets. Please fund my next round at a ridiculous valuation.'
Throughout history, productivity-enhancing technologies have transformed work, created new industries, and expanded living standards, even as they disrupted existing jobs and institutions.
The real worry I have is that AI is going to accelerate the rate of change in terms of the skills needed and the jobs that will be replaced faster than the social fabric can absorb. It's not that jobs won't be created. I actually think more jobs will be created. But the question is, will the pace of job creation keep up with the pace of job destruction?
If he's successful we will you know create uh we will actually start adding a bunch of new manufacturing jobs which we've been shedding over the last year.
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