LeCun amplifies NYT op-ed arguing six charts show just how much the economy needs AI
ylecun · x · 2026-10-06
Yann LeCun retweeted investor Steven Rattner's New York Times guest essay, "Six Charts That Show Just How Much We Need A.I."
- Rattner concedes the worries around AI are valid — data center moratoriums, job-loss fears, safety alarm — but argues none justify turning away from one of history's greatest technological innovations.
- The core argument is Economics 101: growth in incomes and living standards comes only from a larger labor force and higher output per worker, and AI is the key lever to revive America's slow-growth economy.
- He closes with a historical analogy: land-grant colleges and the New Deal helped workers move off farms, while those hit by the China shock got far less help. AI is the next shock, and government must make sure it "lifts all boats."
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