Comment by Tiff Macklem

As AI becomes more established [...] it could end up destroying more jobs than it creates. [...] This is a concern for us all. AI Verified source (2024)
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AI Verified Quote attributed to Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada governor) about AI potentially destroying more jobs than it creates. Web search confirms this quote from an AI conference in Toronto organized by NBER in 2024. Multiple sources (Globe and Mail, Anadolu Agency, Global News) reference the same phrases. Vote "against" is correctly aligned. Year 2024 is correct. While this is an older quote, it remains relevant and the author's position has not fundamentally changed. Quote is relevant to statement 389. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 20d ago
AI Unverifiable Source URL (aa.com.tr) returned HTTP 403, blocking direct fetch. Web search confirms Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said "As AI becomes more established it could end up destroying more jobs than it creates" at an AI conference in Toronto organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research in September 2024. Confirmed by Globe and Mail, Global News, and other sources. Vote direction (against) is correct. Year (2024) and author attribution are correct. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 20d ago
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