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Ep 618 - Officer Lemaire (feat. Charles Blyzniuk & Lemaire Lee)
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AI Is Going to Take All the Jobs (And Nobody Knows Why)
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Lemaire has been monitoring the news on AI wealth redistribution funds — a proposed system to tax AI companies and give the money to displaced workers — which kicks off a broader discussion about technological unemployment. Charles says he watched a documentary called 'How I Became an Apocaloptimist' in which major AI CEOs admitted they have no idea what their technology is going to do, and that everyone moving too fast creates planetary-scale risk. [1] — Charles Blyzniuk "AI CEOs publicly pessimistic about AI speed: A documentary called 'How I Became an Apocaloptimist' featured major AI CEOs expressing genuin…" 18:43 Lemaire adds that companies are quietly reversing AI decisions without telling anyone, yet the pace is still dangerously fast. Charles then pivots to 3D-printed house foundations replacing construction crews, and everyone wonders what Mexican construction workers will do with their time once they're automated away. Drone delivery gets piled on next: they'll malfunction, kick you in the groin, and fly off — and old people will be out there yelling at them like angry birds. The crew acknowledges there's no stopping it and moves on.
A documentary called 'How I Became an Apocaloptimist' featured major AI CEOs expressing genuine uncertainty and pessimism about how fast AI is advancing.
Lemaire Lee noted news reports that companies are stealthily walking back AI initiatives without publicly announcing it, yet still moving dangerously fast overall.
Charles Blyzniuk pointed out that 3D printing of house foundations will put traditional construction workers out of work, leading to a wave of unemployment.
