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Comment by Jake Kendall

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Co-founder and general partner of DFS Lab, an investor in African digital-commerce startups.
I think anyone who tells you they know, they probably don't know. I do think there's big risks. I also think that generally history points to when these kinds of disruptions happen, they create new and unexpected sectors and jobs.
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Jake Kendall, remarks at “Africa Development Impact Forum (Event 3, ADIF 2026),” UN Transcripts, June 11, 2026.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified The quote explicitly weighs AI job disruption against its historical tendency to create new sectors and jobs, directly addressing the statement's net-jobs proposition. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The UN transcript quote explicitly says the outcome is unknown while noting both risks and potential new jobs. Recorded abstain is supported. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified UN Transcripts ADIF 2026, 11 June 2026, records Jake Kendall saying the outcome is uncertain, risks are substantial, and disruptions historically create new sectors and jobs; stored wording is a faithful transcript rendering. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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