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Professor of law at New York University and co-author of The Light that Failed.
Tech billionaires, by contrast, openly anticipate the rise of a semi-permanent underclass as advanced systems eliminate tens of millions of jobs, concentrating wealth and power in the hands of existing capital holders and AI companies.
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Stephen Holmes, “In the US, the contradictions in the alliance between the tech world and the MAGA movement can no longer be suppressed,” Le Monde, June 17, 2026.
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AI Verified The quote expressly anticipates a semi-permanent underclass caused by advanced systems, directly relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 11h ago
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AI Verified The quote predicts a semi-permanent underclass from advanced systems; recorded for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 11h ago

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AI Verified Le Monde’s June 17, 2026 opinion article by Stephen Holmes contains this wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 11h ago
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