SF's Bullish Stance on Job Creation Challenged by 'Intelligence from Sand' Argument
zebird0 · x · 2026-08-09
User @zebird0 questioned the San Francisco tech circle's optimism that AI will create more jobs than it displaces. While acknowledging past tech cycles brought new opportunities, he argued that humanity has never before been able to 'summon intelligence from sand' alongside the imminent rise of general-purpose robotics, making historical employment trends an unreliable predictor.
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