AI Expert Says It’s Time to Stop Freaking Out About AI Taking Our Jobs

Gary Marcus says warnings of an imminent AI-driven job apocalypse are overblown.

He argues AGI remains theoretical and that current evidence does not show a broad rise in unemployment from AI.

Anthropic research found no systematic increase in joblessness among highly exposed workers since late 2022.

He also points to cases like Klarna, which has dialed back some AI automation plans.