Comment by Anton Korinek

Economist at University of Virginia and Brookings Institution; researcher on AI economics and public finance
If the quest for artificial general intelligence succeeds, we are not looking at another Industrial Revolution that ultimately rewards workers; rather, it’s possible that labor itself becomes optional for the economy.
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AI Verified Korinek says AGI could make labor optional, strongly bearing on whether AI creates more jobs than it destroys. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 28min ago
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AI Verified The warning that labor may become optional strongly implies opposition to the claim that AI will create more jobs than it destroys; recorded answer is against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 28min ago

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AI Verified Carnegie Endowment’s Apr. 23, 2026 article attributes this wording to economist Anton Korinek; the stored wording faithfully combines the article’s two quoted clauses. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 28min ago
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