AI Opens Work Opportunities — We Just Can’t Imagine Them Yet

A commentary argues AI is more likely to reshape work than trigger permanent mass unemployment.

It compares today’s AI fears with past worries that computers would eliminate jobs, but history showed labor often shifted rather than disappeared.

Venture investor David George and labor data from groups like Yale Budget Lab are cited to suggest AI is changing tasks and job mix more than overall employment.

The piece says AI may increase productivity, create new roles, and expand demand for labor, especially for jobs like software engineers and product managers.