US added 165,000 jobs in October as Gary Marcus mocks Dario's AI job-loss predictions
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-11-06
Gary Marcus cites a New York Times alert: US employers added a vigorous 165,000 jobs in October, with unemployment falling to 4.1%. He uses the data to push back on Dario Amodei's earlier predictions that AI would soon disrupt employment, arguing the labor market remains strong regardless of such claims.
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