Notes on AI, Labor, and China - by Jasmine Sun
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An expansion pack for my NYT story on the "permanent underclass"
I have a new reported essay in the New York Times on AI, work, and Silicon Valley’s fear of the “permanent underclass.” It took 2.5 months, is 4,600 words, involved interviews with 50+ technical researchers, economists, and policy experts and policymakers; and is all-around the most ambitious piece I’ve attempted yet. (It’s also why I’ve been quieter here while finishing that up.) I hope you read the piece in full (gift link for the subs <3), because it involves a bunch of deeper reporting on the AI labs’ perspectives and why this might be politically salient. I have been pleasantly…
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