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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.
AI and jobs
Whether AI displaces human work, which jobs go first, and what replaces them.
| Date | Dario Amodei | Sam Altman | David Heinemeier Hansson |
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| Show Dario Amodei's position | |||
| 5 months earlier | |||
| Show Dario Amodei's position | Holds Recorded here as Their exact wordsThis 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. | ||
| 7 months earlier | |||
| Show Sam Altman's position | Holds Recorded here as Their exact wordsThere 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. | ||
| Show David Heinemeier Hansson's position | Holds Recorded here as Their exact wordsHowever good AI gets, we're always going to need people who know the ins and outs of what the machine comes up with. | ||
| Show David Heinemeier Hansson's position | Holds Recorded here as Universal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss. Their exact wordsThe purpose of work is not just about earning your keep, but also about earning a purpose and a place in the world. Also held byDario Amodei | ||
| 6 months earlier | |||
| Show Dario Amodei's position | Holds Recorded here as Universal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss. Their exact wordsIt 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. Also held byDavid Heinemeier Hansson | ||