dens: Non-tech people don't buy the AI abundance story — they fear job loss instead
dens · x · 2026-11-04
Responding to investor Albert Wenger's take on "abundance," dens (SmartThings CEO) notes that he doesn't know any non-tech people who believe the AI-abundance future is coming.
Instead, the prevailing sentiment among ordinary people is: "how many more days till AI takes my job?" and "why aren't things getting cheaper if the robots are doing all the work?"
The exchange highlights a growing gap between AI-industry utopian narratives and public perception centered on job anxiety and stagnant prices.
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