AI-driven job displacement

What experts have said about AI-driven job displacement

11 statements · 2 positive · 8 negative · 1 neutral

1. Dave BlundinPositiveSep 28, 2026· Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

   AI companies should prevent eliminating 20% of knowledge-work jobs despite abundant growth.

   “if you're that abundant in a $30 trillion growth TAM, find a way to not do that.”

   Listen at 2:07:53

   Open the episode · Should we slow down AI progress? | MOONSHOTS #288
2. Andrew McAfeeNegativeSep 17, 2026· The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

   Andrew McAfee says his earlier AI job-loss prediction was wrong.

   “I was dead flat wrong about that.”

   Listen at 1:01:51

   Open the episode · AI Debate Ed Zitron, Andrew McAfee, Nate Soares, Roman Yampolskiy
3. Nathaniel WhittemoreNegativeAug 27, 2026· The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

   Predictions of white-collar job elimination lacked supporting evidence after eighteen months

   “there is absolutely no evidence that those folks who were predicting that type of upheaval were even in the ballpark of right”

   Listen at 15:41

   Open the episode · How We Deal With Rogue AI

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