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The two most repetitive unfounded concerns about technology in history are: - Will it cause mass unemployment? - Will it ruin a generation? …
The two most repetitive unfounded concerns about technology in history are: - Will it cause mass unemployment? - Will it ruin a generation? You don’t get to just say “it’s different this time” and mov
The two most repetitive unfounded concerns about technology in history are: - Will it cause mass unemployment? - Will it ruin a generation? You don’t get to just say “it’s different this time” and move on. It’s always different each time. How is it the same? That gives clarity. Dario is wrong. He knows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labor market. Don't listen to him, Sam, Yoshua, Geoff, or me on this topic. Listen to economists who have spent their career studying this, like @Ph_Aghion , @erikbryn , @DAcemogluMI…
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Source: Yann LeCun (X) | 2026-04-19