<p>What happens if AI becomes smarter than humans at most jobs?</p><p><strong>SUPPORT MY WORK: </strong></p><p>Buy a paid subscription to <strong>my newsletter at </strong><a href="http://usermag.co"><u><strong>usermag.co</strong></u></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Support my work on Patreon</strong> for bonus episodes, monthly Q&amp;A livestreams, and more: <a href="http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz"><u>http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz</u></a> </p><p>Researchers, economists, and top AI executives are increasingly warning about the rise of a “permanent underclass”,  a future where millions of workers lose not just their jobs, but their economic value altogether. In this episode of Power User, I sit down with writer Jasmine Sun to unpack the terrifying idea that artificial intelligence could permanently reshape class, wealth, labor, and power in America.</p><p>We discuss OpenAI, Anthropic, AGI, automation, white collar layoffs, Silicon Valley ideology, AI job displacement, universal basic income, data center protests, populism, and whether society is prepared for what’s coming next.</p><p>Could AI destroy upward mobility? Will automation create mass unemployment? Are tech companies being honest about the future they’re building?</p><p>We cover:</p><p>The permanent underclass theory explained</p><p>Who is actually pushing this idea</p><p>OpenAI&#39;s shifting stance on job displacement</p><p>Leading the Future and AI lobbying</p><p>Why AI is different from past tech hype</p><p>Policy failures and democratic backlash</p><p>What China is doing differently</p><p>What workers should actually do now</p><p>#AI #Tech #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #AGI #OpenAI #Anthropic #SiliconValley #TechNews #JobAutomation #AIJobs #TechIndustry  </p><p><br></p>