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Greg Casar: “We haven't been at 20% unemployment since the Great…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Congressman Greg Casar on Mass Unemployment and Artificial Intelligence

Published | Video Starts at 00:48

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. (00:48–00:53)

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Asserts that the U.S. has not experienced 20% unemployment since the Great Depression.

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