Jim VandeHei: It’s Really Hard to See How a Lot of People Aren’t Going to End up Struggling Because of the AI

GEIST Jim VandeHei that ░░░░░░░░ us around to your ░░░░░░░░ with Mike Allen looking ░░░░░░░░ how an AI job ░░░░░░░░ unfolds in front of ░░░░░░░░ And it does seem ░░░░░░░░ be accelerating especially yesterday ░░░░░░░░ that news from Amazon ░░░░░░░░ 14 000 jobs cut ░░░░░░░░ then explicitly writing in ░░░░░░░░ statement about the role ░░░░░░░░ AI in the cuts ░░░░░░░░ Yeah I think it ░░░░░░░░ hard for viewers and ░░░░░░░░ to realize to sort ░░░░░░░░ all the news and ░░░░░░░░ really seize on what ░░░░░░░░ I cannot stress to ░░░░░░░░ to students to anyone ░░░░░░░░ s in a job ░░░░░░░░ could be imminently affected ░░░░░░░░ AI what a big ░░░░░░░░ this is You have ░░░░░░░░ of these companies basically ░░░░░░░░ they re either laying ░░░░░░░░ employees or that they ░░░░░░░░ dramatically slowing hiring over ░░░░░░░░ next year because of ░░░░░░░░ and because of AI ░░░░░░░░ the same time you ░░░░░░░░ this company Mercor a ░░░░░░░░ of days ago raised ░░░░░░░░ at a 10 billion ░░░░░░░░ It s a two ░░░░░░░░ old company started by ░░░░░░░░ run by 22 year ░░░░░░░░ who were college roommates ░░░░░░░░ then dropped out not ░░░░░░░░ ago What that company ░░░░░░░░ and the reason it ░░░░░░░░ such a high valuation ░░░░░░░░ it basically pays doctors ░░░░░░░░ lawyers and other professionals ░░░░░░░░ train AI to basically ░░░░░░░░ their job so that ░░░░░░░░ can then do the ░░░░░░░░ of humans using robots ░░░░░░░░ using artificial intelligence This ░░░░░░░░ unfolding very fast BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ hmm VANDEHEI And maybe ░░░░░░░░ s not as bad ░░░░░░░░ the naysayers say There ░░░░░░░░ no doubt I ve ░░░░░░░░ found a single CEO ░░░░░░░░ I have talked to ░░░░░░░░ the last six months ░░░░░░░░ s not told me ░░░░░░░░ that they are dramatically ░░░░░░░░ hiring or not backfilling ░░░░░░░░ when people leave or ░░░░░░░░ layoffs specifically because of ░░░░░░░░ This should be the ░░░░░░░░ topic that Congress is ░░░░░░░░ about and talking about ░░░░░░░░ don t think most ░░░░░░░░ realize what s happening ░░░░░░░░ our piece we linked ░░░░░░░░ this report by Microsoft ░░░░░░░░ was done this summer ░░░░░░░░ shows you all of ░░░░░░░░ tasks and all of ░░░░░░░░ jobs that are most ░░░░░░░░ If you re in ░░░░░░░░ of those jobs or ░░░░░░░░ your kid is going ░░░░░░░░ school and considering those ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ thinking about this You ░░░░░░░░ to be thinking about ░░░░░░░░ can I do that ░░░░░░░░ if artificial intelligence can ░░░░░░░░ it for free or ░░░░░░░░ it better In some ░░░░░░░░ it can make you ░░░░░░░░ better employee but it ░░░░░░░░ force you to think ░░░░░░░░ doing something differently And ░░░░░░░░ don t think politicians ░░░░░░░░ leveling with the American ░░░░░░░░ They re not talking ░░░░░░░░ the extent of what ░░░░░░░░ going to happen over ░░░░░░░░ next three years That ░░░░░░░░ t mean AI couldn ░░░░░░░░ be a massive boom ░░░░░░░░ other technologies over a ░░░░░░░░ horizon but in the ░░░░░░░░ term it s really ░░░░░░░░ to see how a ░░░░░░░░ of people aren t ░░░░░░░░ to end up struggling ░░░░░░░░ trying to find a ░░░░░░░░ job especially if you ░░░░░░░░ entry level coming out ░░░░░░░░ college.”