The Politics of Jobless Prosperity - by Andy Hall
Why the real political backlash to AI hasn’t started yet, what the politics of jobless prosperity might look like in an AGI world, and how the labs should prepare.
The Politics of Jobless Prosperity Why the real political backlash to AI hasn’t started yet, what the politics of jobless prosperity might look like in an AGI world, and how the labs should prepare. Andy Hall May 13, 2026 191 13 33 Share “People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944 State of the Union There has never been an economic shock in modern American history like the one the leaders of the AI industry are telling us is coming. Dario Amodei has warned of “unusually painful” labor impacts “bigger than any before,” pre
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