workforce

4 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Mark Levinson · across every show →

Everything said about workforce, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Levinson: Automation will not cause long-term mass unemployment
“I'm not too concerned about that. I'm pretty confident that we'll have ways in which people can earn livings.”
Mark Levinson Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 30:08 a16z Podcast | The Golden Era of Productivity, Retail, and Supply Chains
Feb 1, 2024 neutral
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Horowitz: Over 95% of college students attend to prepare for workforce
“But I think for most college students, probably over 95% of college students are there to prepare themselves for the workforce and a four year degree to do that seems a little misplaced in In a world where the rate of change is so high, right?”
Ben Horowitz Feb 1, 2024 ▶ 13:58 The Declining State of Higher Education
Jul 16, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ulevitch: The US electrical grid maintenance workforce has aged out
“The workforce has aged out.”
David Ulevitch Jul 16, 2025 ▶ 0:18 America's Energy Problem: We Need A New Grid
Dec 1, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fraden: CFOs do not want to use AI to slash headcount
“Turns out companies don't really like firing people. Companies do fire people if they have to, but I've actually never met a CFO that got excited about firing 30% of the workforce.”
Russ Fraden Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 27:50 The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
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