Will AI Actually Eliminate Jobs
avicgoldfarb · x · 2026-07-11
This episode features economist @avicgoldfarb to discuss whether AI will cause massive job displacement.
The main takeaway is that AI's impact on the job market is far more complex than typical "AI job apocalypse" headlines suggest. The actual data paints a much more nuanced and less extreme picture.
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