LeCun amplifies argument that AI backlash is really about record inequality, not tech
ylecun · x · 2026-10-06
Yann LeCun retweeted investor Steve Rattner's NYT Opinion chart piece: wages as a share of GDP are at all-time lows while corporate profits sit at historic highs. Rattner argues the growing backlash against AI is fundamentally a backlash against unchecked inequality, not the technology itself — reframing the AI-labor debate around who captures the gains.
Related event: LeCun Shares NYT Opinion: Why America Needs AI to Drive Growth(3 posts)→
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