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Podcast: Open to Debate
Episode: Will AI Make Work Obsolete?
Description: AI can write code, diagnose diseases, design buildings, and create art. Tools like ChatGPT, Claude and autonomous robots are transforming industries once seen as automation-proof, fueling fears of mass job loss. Some argue that machines will become so efficient that they will one day replace most human labor. Others say AI will augment work, not erase it, and historically, people have feared innovation killing jobs, which arguably hasn't come to pass. Now we debate: Will AI Make Work Obsolete?Â
Arguing Yes:Â
Andrew Yang, Founder of the Forward Party, Former Presidential CandidateÂ
Simon Johnson, Nobel...