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Barack Obama: “A lot of that work [coding] is going to go away.”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Leadership, Democracy, and AI at Hamilton College

Published | Video Starts at 52:21

We're talking highly skilled jobs that pay really good salaries. And that up until recently has been entirely a seller's market in Silicon Valley. A lot of that work [coding] is going to go away. The best coders will be able to use these tools to augment what they already do. But for a lot of routine stuff, you just won't need a coder because the computer or the machine will do it itself. (52:21–52:26)

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Asserts that many coding jobs will be eliminated due to AI advancements.

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