VC krishnan wants AI to become the top midterm issue to wake society up to job disruption
krishnan · x · 2026-09-14
The author argues AI should become the top issue in the midterms: even if it slows AI progress short term, it would force society to confront the incoming wave of economic and job disruption that the masses have so far ignored, hopefully sparking useful conversations.
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