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Comment by William D. Cohan

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Financial journalist and special correspondent at Puck.
Technology has to advance. It has to be done in a safe way, hopefully that doesn't hurt people and doesn't lose too many jobs, creates more jobs than are lost.
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William D. Cohan interviewed by Walter Isaacson on Amanpour & Company, PBS, August 3, 2026. The discussion immediately concerns AI's effects on jobs.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified Quote explicitly says technology should create more jobs than it loses. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Quote explicitly predicts more jobs created than lost. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified PBS transcript (Aug. 3, 2026) attributes this exact wording to William D. Cohan. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
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