What Noah Smith thinks about AI and jobs
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Noah Smith has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingMany occupations will eventually be mostly replaced by AI, but humans will still have plenty to do.
Their wordsBut my bet is that while many occupations will eventually be mostly replaced by AI, humans will still have plenty to do.
↗AI keeps stubbornly refusing to take our jobsnoahpinion.blog
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Their wordsIn other words, humans will keep their jobs for a good long time, because someone will need to keep the AIs on task