Vance: AI will augment human labor rather than replace jobs
J.D. Vance · JD Vance on the Future of America · Apr 23, 2025 · at 3:08
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Vice President J.D. Vance addresses the a16z American Dynamism Summit regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on American workers.
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“In a healthy economy, technology should be something that enhances rather than supplants the value of labor, and I think there's too much fear that AI will simply replace jobs rather than augmenting so many of the things that we do.”
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