Jeff Bezos: AI Won't Kill Jobs, It Will Cause a Labor Shortage
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-21
In a CNBC interview, Jeff Bezos pushed back on claims that AI will eliminate radiologists and software engineers: "These people are wrong" — AI will elevate all of them. His metaphor: a software engineer digging a basement with a shovel should be thrilled someone's handing them a bulldozer. He also predicts AI will lead to a labor shortage, not mass unemployment.
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