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Tech­nolog­i­cal Unemployment

TagLast edit: Nov 25, 2020, 10:11 PM by Ruby

Technological Unemployment occurs when businesses replace human workers with automated systems, and the displaced workers are unable to find new jobs.

Related to Automation.

Some­thing Un­fath­omable: Unal­igned Hu­man­ity and how we’re rac­ing against death with death

Yuli_BanFeb 27, 2023, 11:37 AM
13 points
14 comments19 min readLW link

Full Au­toma­tion is Un­likely and Un­nec­es­sary for Ex­plo­sive Growth

aogMay 31, 2023, 9:55 PM
28 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

The Overem­ployed Via ChatGPT

ZviApr 18, 2023, 1:40 PM
58 points
7 comments6 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Why Does Unem­ploy­ment Hap­pen?

Nicholas D.Mar 26, 2025, 6:02 PM
−2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(nicholasdecker.substack.com)

Peak Hu­man Capital

PeterMcCluskeySep 30, 2024, 9:13 PM
70 points
3 comments5 min readLW link
(bayesianinvestor.com)

The Robots, AI, and Unem­ploy­ment Anti-FAQ

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 25, 2013, 6:46 PM
92 points
259 comments19 min readLW link

[Question] How much white col­lar work could be au­to­mated us­ing ex­ist­ing ML mod­els?

AMMay 26, 2022, 8:09 AM
25 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

The Fu­ture of Work: How Can Poli­cy­mak­ers Pre­pare for AI’s Im­pact on La­bor Mar­kets?

davidconrad, Arturs and Tillman Schenk
Jun 24, 2024, 2:18 PM
5 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] When peo­ple say robots will steal jobs, what kinds of jobs are never im­plied?

Mary ChernyshenkoJul 15, 2023, 10:50 AM
5 points
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How *ex­actly* can AI take your job in the next few years?

Ansh JunejaJan 30, 2025, 2:33 AM
8 points
0 comments21 min readLW link

UBI for President

Jacob FalkovichOct 18, 2018, 3:09 PM
45 points
14 comments10 min readLW link

Value of the Long Tail

johnswentworthFeb 26, 2020, 5:24 PM
50 points
6 comments3 min readLW link

Tech­nolog­i­cal un­em­ploy­ment as an­other test for ra­tio­nal­ist winning

RomanHaukssonMay 2, 2023, 4:16 AM
14 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Why Job Dis­place­ment Pre­dic­tions are Wrong: Ex­pla­na­tions of Cog­ni­tive Automation

Moritz WallawitschMay 30, 2023, 8:43 PM
−4 points
0 comments8 min readLW link

Trans­for­ma­tive AI is a pro­cess

meijer1973Jun 8, 2023, 8:57 AM
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0 comments5 min readLW link

Su­per­in­tel­li­gence 17: Mul­tipo­lar scenarios

KatjaGraceJan 6, 2015, 6:44 AM
9 points
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[Question] Look­ing for read­ing recom­men­da­tions: The­o­ries of right/​jus­tice that safe­guard against hav­ing one’s job au­to­mated?

bulKlubOct 12, 2023, 7:40 PM
−1 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Jobs In­side the API

Jacob FalkovichAug 21, 2018, 9:45 PM
70 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What are your thoughts on the fu­ture of AI-as­sisted soft­ware de­vel­op­ment?

RomanHaukssonDec 9, 2022, 10:04 AM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

The cur­rent AI strate­gic land­scape: one bear’s perspective

Matrice JacobineFeb 15, 2025, 9:49 AM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(philosophybear.substack.com)

[Question] When will com­puter pro­gram­ming be­come an un­skil­led job (if ever)?

lcMar 16, 2023, 5:46 PM
36 points
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On the fu­ture of lan­guage models

owencbDec 20, 2023, 4:58 PM
105 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What should a non-ge­nius do in the face of rapid progress in GAI to en­sure a de­cent life?

kalerJan 1, 2024, 8:22 AM
11 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

After Over­mor­row: Scat­tered Mus­ings on the Im­me­di­ate Post-AGI World

Yuli_BanFeb 24, 2024, 3:49 PM
−3 points
0 comments26 min readLW link

In defense of tech­nolog­i­cal un­em­ploy­ment as the main AI concern

tailcalledAug 27, 2024, 5:58 PM
44 points
36 comments1 min readLW link

What you re­ally mean when you claim to sup­port “UBI for job au­toma­tion”

Deric ChengMay 13, 2024, 8:52 AM
17 points
14 comments10 min readLW link

“The Sin­gu­lar­ity Is Nearer” by Ray Kurzweil—Review

LavenderJul 8, 2024, 9:32 PM
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0 comments4 min readLW link

Model­ing AI-driven oc­cu­pa­tional change over the next 10 years and beyond

2120ethNov 12, 2024, 4:58 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

Is your job re­place­able by GPT-4? (as of March 2023)

BezziMar 23, 2023, 10:16 PM
18 points
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The benev­olence of the butcher

dr_sApr 8, 2023, 4:29 PM
84 points
32 comments6 min readLW link1 review

Con­ver­sa­tional Pre­sen­ta­tion of Why Au­toma­tion is Differ­ent This Time

ryan_bJan 17, 2018, 10:11 PM
33 points
26 comments1 min readLW link