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AI and jobs

Whether AI displaces human work, which jobs go first, and what replaces them.

What people on korents have said about AI and jobs, newest first — 7 positions from 3 people of 8.

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  1. Dario Amodei Holds · 1 Jun 2026

    Enduring job displacement is undesirable and dangerous, and should be minimised rather than accepted as a goal.

  2. Sam Altman Holds · 10 Jun 2025

    AI will eliminate whole classes of jobs, but the wealth it creates will make policy responses affordable that were previously unthinkable.

  3. David Heinemeier Hansson Holds · 24 Apr 2025

    However capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces.

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Dario Amodei quoted

    HoldsEnduring job displacement is undesirable and dangerous, and should be minimised rather than accepted as a goal.

    First, enduring job displacement is undesirable and dangerous, and we should do everything we can to minimize or prevent it, not to bring it about.

    ↗Policy on the AI Exponential (June 2026)darioamodei.com

  2. 5 months earlier

  3. 1 Jan 2026

    Dario Amodei quoted

    HoldsAI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years, even while it accelerates economic growth.

    This is a topic that I warned about very publicly in 2025 , where I predicted that AI could displace half of all entry-level white collar jobs in the next 1–5 years, even as it accelerates economic growth and scientific progress.

    ↗The Adolescence of Technology (January 2026)darioamodei.com

  4. 1 Jan 2026

    Dario Amodei quoted

    HoldsLabour markets will eventually recover from AI, but the speed of the transition makes the short term unusually painful compared with past technologies.

    To be clear, speed in itself does not mean labor markets and employment won’t eventually recover, it just implies the short-term transition will be unusually painful compared to past technologies, since humans and labor markets are slow to react and to equilibrate.

    ↗The Adolescence of Technology (January 2026)darioamodei.com

  5. 7 months earlier

  6. 10 Jun 2025

    Sam Altman quoted

    HoldsAI will eliminate whole classes of jobs, but the wealth it creates will make policy responses affordable that were previously unthinkable.

    There will be very hard parts like whole classes of jobs going away, but on the other hand the world will be getting so much richer so quickly that we’ll be able to seriously entertain new policy ideas we never could before.

    ↗The Gentle Singularityblog.samaltman.com

  7. 24 Apr 2025

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    HoldsHowever capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces.

    However good AI gets, we're always going to need people who know the ins and outs of what the machine comes up with.

    ↗We'll always need junior programmersworld.hey.com

  8. 7 Apr 2025

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    HoldsUniversal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.

    The purpose of work is not just about earning your keep, but also about earning a purpose and a place in the world.

    ↗Universal Basic Dead Endworld.hey.com

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  9. 6 months earlier

  10. 1 Oct 2024

    Dario Amodei quoted

    HoldsUniversal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.

    It could be as simple as a large universal basic income for everyone, although I suspect that will only be a small part of a solution.

    ↗Machines of Loving Grace (October 2024)darioamodei.com

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