AI discourse pivoted from job losses to human extinction, yet no mass unemployment
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-09-15
Blogger damianb questions the sudden pivot in AI discourse: from "it's going to take your jobs" to "it's going to exterminate all of humanity" — even though mass job losses haven't materialized. He argues the narrative shift deserves scrutiny.
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