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September 2023

Fighting AI and Automation Anxiety

Why we shouldn’t fear the computer

I gave a talk on “automation anxiety” in 2020 1 to explore reasons why people are (rightfully) scared that computers will take their jobs. This was before ChatGPT was a thing, and events like the ongoing Writers’ strikes 2 only emphasize the importance of equipping the right tools in the labor markets today. On the other hand, I think AI will have an extremely hard time taking over the world in the short run.

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