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AI Likely Complements Rather Than Replaces Labor
Douthat's most likely and most optimistic AI scenario is a middle ground in which AI acts as a complement to many kinds of human labor rather than fully substituting for it, leaving large numbers of people still working and earning money, a view connected to his skepticism of true superintelligence and full embodiment.
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Ross DouthatEvidence Quote
“my basic view tends to be that i'm skeptical of true super intelligence theories i'm skeptical that you get to a point where they're embodied in the world in ways that are completely substitutionary for what human beings can do”
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:04:37 AM
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