Alex Kantrowitz on AI will create a permanent underclass

Alex Kantrowitz

Technology journalist; founder of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast; CNBC contributor

Unless you’re brutally pessimistic about humanity’s ability to take initiative, there’s no way this underclass takes shape.

AI Verified (May 4, 2026)

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Alex Kantrowitz, “A Permanent AI-Driven Underclass? Maybe, But Likely Not,” Big Technology, May 4, 2026.

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AI Verified Kantrowitz explicitly argues that there is no way a permanent AI-driven underclass takes shape absent extreme pessimism about human initiative. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Unless AI's rise is accompanied by an edict that people can no longer pursue new companies or initiatives, then the technology can't be a subjugation machine without some accompanying rise in empowerment. [...] Unless you're brutally pessimistic abou...

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