Technological utopia notwithstanding, the threat of AI-fueled job loss has become an increasingly ominous—and real—risk to millions of Americans. Employers and workers alike need to launch an effort now to channel the coming AI job destruction wave into a long-run positive force for workers. It’s achievable, but will require a modern-day Manhattan Project for retraining and redeploying our existing workforce.
If we gloss over the AI threat, or fail to react to it, we’re going to find ourselves with middle class unemployment and rising economic inequality. It could get ugly. (Chief Executive)