But I'd like to talk about the elephant in the room. The potential for AI to put millions of American workers out of a job, starting now. Don't take my word for it. The CEO of Anthropic said that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and raise unemployment up to 20%. 20%? We haven't been at 20% unemployment since the Great Depression. Bill Gates said humans won't be needed for most things. And Elon Musk said probably none of us will have a job. (00:36–00:53)
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