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Bernie Sanders: “AI, automation and robotics could replace nearly 100 million…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published | Video Starts at 07:44

Those jobs Gone. As a ranking member of the US Senate Health, Education, labor and Pensions Committee, I released a well researched report finding that AI, automation and robotics could replace nearly 100 million American jobs over the next decade, including 47% of truck drivers, 64% of accountants, 89% of fast food workers. among many other occupations. These are not just theoretical concerns. We're already starting to see the impact of AI and robotics on workers. Amazon and Oracle have laid off 30,000 workers each. (07:44–08:01)

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