knowledge work

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2023 by Chamath Palihapitiya · across every show →

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Apr 28, 2023
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Chamath: Physical labor will get more expensive while AI deflates knowledge work
“Physical labor will continue to be more expensive. They'll demand more and more money to do the job that they're asked to do. And then knowledge work will become increasingly more deflationary because so much of it will be automated by AI that those folks will…”
Chamath Palihapitiya Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 23:58 E126: Big Tech blow-out, Powell’s recession warning, lab-grown meat, RFK Jr shakes up race & more
Apr 28, 2023 bearish
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Calacanis: Knowledge work will cost 90% less within 5 to 10 quarters
“All this knowledge work is going to be 10% as expensive to do. I don't think it's 10% less Chamath or the, you know, I think it's like 90%, 10 cents on the dollar. And it's not, this is not a five year, 10 year prediction. This is like five quarter, 10 quarter…”
Jason Calacanis Apr 28, 2023 ▶ 32:31 E126: Big Tech blow-out, Powell’s recession warning, lab-grown meat, RFK Jr shakes up race & more
Feb 28, 2026 bearish
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Friedberg: Knowledge work may be a transitory phenomenon before AI
“It may be the case that knowledge work in general is also a transitory phenomenon that only existed between the foundation of the computer or computing tools and the existence of AI, generally speaking.”
David Friedberg Feb 28, 2026 ▶ 16:36 Software Stocks Implode, Claude's Hit List, State of the Union Reactions, Trump's Tariff Pivot
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