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Scott Bessent: “I don't believe that AI is going to take people's jobs. I…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Paul Gigot in Conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 24:38

So I don't know if we should. Not from us. Well, not, not from you, but the. From others. But do you believe that. You don't believe in AI Apocalypse, do you? I, I don't believe that AI is going to take people's jobs. I think people who know how to use AI is going to take people's jobs. Well, is it going to be a net negative for the labor force? No. Look in the history. I am mercifully not an economist. I'm an economic historian. (24:38–24:44)

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Asserts that AI itself will not take jobs, but those skilled in using AI will.

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