Superintelligence Could Break Historical Job Displacement Rules
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-07-16
This post summarizes the perspective of former OpenAI researcher Daniel Kokotajlo: historically, technology automation only replaced specific tasks, allowing humans to grow stronger in new roles. However, if superintelligence emerges, this pattern may no longer hold, as it will outperform humans across all tasks.
Consequently, he argues that the old adage "technology always creates new jobs" might not apply this time. The source notes that he is the founder of the AI Futures Project and a lead author of the AI 2027 report.
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