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Manager of Georgia Tech’s artificial-intelligence-in-manufacturing program.
Where AI gets applied is in the repetitive tasks that are often entry-level jobs. AI will create more jobs, but they’re very different jobs. We’re removing the first rung on the ladder. We have to train our workforce to reach a little higher for that first job.
AI Verified (Apr 7, 2026)
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Steven Ferguson, quoted in Tony Van Witsen, “Emory convenes national conference for honest talk about AI,” Emory News, April 7, 2026.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified Ferguson explicitly says AI will create more jobs, while noting those jobs differ; the quote directly addresses the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Ferguson explicitly says AI will create more jobs, despite changing entry-level work. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Emory News, Apr. 7, 2026, prints the exact quotation and identifies Steven Ferguson as the Georgia Tech AI-manufacturing program manager. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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