Job loss from AI will take a long while to play out - not a sudden shock to the economy.

Job loss from AI will take a long while to play out - not a sudden shock to the economy. | I think the job uh drop and the job loss will be real, but it's going to take a long quite a while to do it and it'll give us time. It won't be a sudden shock to the economy like people are worried about.

Watch events: BLS employment reports; tech layoff trackers; Underemployment rate; Yang quarterly updates

I think the job uh drop and the job loss will be real, but it's going to take a long quite a while to do it and it'll give us time. It won't be a sudden shock to the economy like people are worried about.

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