History shows technology has replaced lost jobs with new ones over 200 years, but predicting whether AI/robots would follow this pattern is premature; if strong AI and humanoid robots smarter than humans and requiring no payment emerged, that would be genuinely scary for middle class employment

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Peter Thiel

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History shows technology has replaced lost jobs with new ones. But if we had strong AI, humanoid robots smarter than humans requiring no payment, that would be a scary prospect for middle class jobs. I think it's premature to say computer technology is radically different

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Reid Hoffman & Peter Thiel The Future of RevolutionsWorth Media
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:55:39 AM

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