Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass - The New York Times

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Tech leaders fear AI will permanently displace millions of knowledge workers, creating a society divided between those who control AI and those left behind.

Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass
The article reports that Silicon Valley insiders building advanced AI believe a permanent underclass is inevitable as AI disrupts the labor force within a short timeframe.
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