Domingos on the Limited Impact of AI on Employment
pmddomingos · x · 2026-07-04
University of Washington professor Pedro Domingos stated that the demand for basic arithmetic like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is inherently limited, and all computers did was put the people performing those calculations out of work. This offers a sobering perspective on the economic value of AI and its impact on employment.
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