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Why predicting AI job displacement is impossible but optimism matters

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“So people are trying to estimate which jobs are going to get redundant and which jobs are going to be created.”

24:14 / 24:40

So people are trying to estimate which jobs are going to get redundant and which jobs are going to be created. It's just impossible to know these things. I think you will need to feed through. There will be the ups and downs. And, eventually, again, I'm looking at this more from a consumption perspective. Is the experience for all of us going to be better? Is our work life going to be better? I think yes because I'm an optimistic.

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Ariel Cohen acknowledges the impossibility of predicting which jobs AI will eliminate versus create, arguing that despite inevitable ups and downs, the technology will ultimately improve our work and consumption experiences. He takes an optimistic stance on AI's long-term impact on quality of life.

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Offers a balanced perspective on AI's unpredictable job impact while maintaining optimism about improved user experiences.

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