Will AI make half the population unemployed? While Anthropic CEO Dario predicts that 99% of programmers, 50% of white-collar workers, and over 10% of the U.S. workforce will lose their jobs, Bezos has a completely opposite take! 1. AI won’t cause unemployment—it’ll actually lead to a labor shortage! AI will massively boost productivity, and many people won’t need to or won’t want to work as hard as they used to. This could make willing workers scarce, leading to a labor shortage! 2. The value created by technology will eventually spread across society through lower costs, higher efficiency, and cheaper products, ultimately benefiting everyday people. 3. Every major technological breakthrough has always given rise to new industries, new demands, and new jobs. There will be more jobs in the future, but the types of jobs will change.