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Pete Buttigieg: “I don't think it'll be like 50% unemployment, but I do think…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 04:20

But I think we're less prepared for what is very, very likely to be on us, like very soon, like by the end of this decade. What, you're talking about mass unemployment? Yeah, I mean, I don't think it'll be like 50% unemployment, but I do think that you'll see certain categories of jobs where suddenly like a huge chunk of the jobs, especially the entry level ones, just aren't there. And then people who went to school and were told, study this, there's going to be a job waiting for you, and there isn't, you know, we've got to act fast to make sure that there's answers. (04:20–04:31)

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Asserts that AI will significantly impact certain job categories, particularly entry-level positions, though not to the extent of 50% unemployment.

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