I generally agree with the article. We can debate timing, but whether it is 1 year away or 10 years away, a major rise in employment is not something America is prepared for. No politicians even talk about this threat seriously, let alone come up with solutions for it. But in a world of higher automation and reduced need for labor, the only practical solution is to redistribute wealth and power in the country. Otherwise, those who enter this new era with wealth or power will be in a permanent ruling class while others suffer.
AI will crash. OpenAI is in trouble. But also, AI is going to be so good that America isn't ready for AI at work.
I keep seeing the same pattern in these mainstream news outlets. They'll write about how there is an AI bubble and it's about to collapse. AI hallucinates too much to be useful. OpenAI is a scam. There is too much debt to build AI. AI isn't intelligent. AI isn't all the smart. When a new breakthrough happens, it becomes AI is about to take most jobs. AI is becoming god-like. AI needs to be stopped.
I saw this pattern a few years ago, with Trump and cryptocurrency.
Oh, Trump is a joke, on the cusp of crashing out. Then Trump is a danger to society. Cycle as convenient.
Oh crypto is a joke with no uses. Then crypto is a danger to society. Cycle as convenient.
None of this stopped Trump being president twice. Nor did it stop Bitcoin shooting up to tens of thousands of dollars. A few years in, I realized that the Atlantic and its ilk are just in the business of publishing articles people will read, or maybe in the business of hyping things up (negative articles seem to just increase the hype, not taint the subject). They don't really seem to change people's opinions, and they certainly don't believe in being consistent.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 28.0 ms ] threadHaving seen the mistakes it still makes in my industry, I can't take as factual the other claims the article makes about what AI does.
Here’s How the AI Crash Happens
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/10/data-centers-...
OpenAI Is in Trouble
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/12/openai-losing...
AI will crash. OpenAI is in trouble. But also, AI is going to be so good that America isn't ready for AI at work.
I keep seeing the same pattern in these mainstream news outlets. They'll write about how there is an AI bubble and it's about to collapse. AI hallucinates too much to be useful. OpenAI is a scam. There is too much debt to build AI. AI isn't intelligent. AI isn't all the smart. When a new breakthrough happens, it becomes AI is about to take most jobs. AI is becoming god-like. AI needs to be stopped.
Oh, Trump is a joke, on the cusp of crashing out. Then Trump is a danger to society. Cycle as convenient.
Oh crypto is a joke with no uses. Then crypto is a danger to society. Cycle as convenient.
None of this stopped Trump being president twice. Nor did it stop Bitcoin shooting up to tens of thousands of dollars. A few years in, I realized that the Atlantic and its ilk are just in the business of publishing articles people will read, or maybe in the business of hyping things up (negative articles seem to just increase the hype, not taint the subject). They don't really seem to change people's opinions, and they certainly don't believe in being consistent.