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Comment by Heidi Messer

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Collective[i] cofounder and chairperson
I think the argument that there will be net fewer jobs at the end of this current technological revolution is not supported by historical precedent.
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AI will create more jobs than it destroys
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AI Verified The quote is directly about the net employment effect of AI/this technological revolution, not just a nearby topic. In source context, it appears in Heidi Messer’s answer to whether AI will kill jobs, and is paired with the claim that past technological revolutions created more jobs than they destroyed, so the author’s stance on the complete statement is readily determinable. ([forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/meganpoinski/2024/06/03/a-lesson-from-history-ai-is-not-likely-to-kill-jobs/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago
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AI Verified The quote rejects the idea that this AI revolution will end with net fewer jobs, and the source context immediately before it says every technological revolution has created more jobs than it destroyed. That makes the author’s position supportive of AI being net job-creating, though framed as a historical inference rather than a certainty. ([forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/meganpoinski/2024/06/03/a-lesson-from-history-ai-is-not-likely-to-kill-jobs/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4d ago

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AI Verified Verified. The Forbes article at the provided URL appears in search results with interview text that explicitly attributes the statement to Heidi Messer: after the question "People are always saying AI is going to kill jobs. Will it?" the snippet reads "Messer: ... I think the argument that there will be net fewer jobs at the end of this current technological revolution is not supported by historical precedent." That matches the quoted text verbatim and ties it to Messer. ([forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/sites/meganpoinski/2024/06/03/a-lesson-from-history-ai-is-not-likely-to-kill-jobs/?utm_source=openai)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Unverifiable Quote attributed to Heidi Messer (Collective[i] cofounder, 2024) about net fewer jobs not being supported by historical precedent. The source URL is Forbes (June 3, 2024) which blocks automated fetching. Web search confirms Heidi Messer is the cofounder of Collective[i] and a frequent speaker on AI and the future of work. The sentiment matches her documented views. Vote "for" is correctly aligned. Year 2024 is correct. Quote is relevant to statement 389. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 1mo ago
AI Unverifiable Source URL (Forbes) returned HTTP 403, blocking direct fetch. Heidi Messer, Collective[i] cofounder and chairperson, stated "I think the argument that there will be net fewer jobs at the end of this current technological revolution is not supported by historical precedent." The exact article could not be located via web search to verify the precise wording, but the position is consistent with known views from tech industry leaders. Vote direction (for) is correct. Year (2024) and author attribution are correct. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-6 · 1mo ago
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