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Gerstner: Next five years will be the most disruptive labor moment in modern capitalism
“I think this is gonna be the most, ah, disruptive moment in labor markets in the history of modern capitalism. Over the course of the next five years.”
Gerstner: AI will be bigger and more important than internet, mobile, and cloud
“I think AI, or I like to talk about augmented intelligence, will be more important to humanity. Then the first three super cycles I've lived through, which are internet, mobile, and cloud. I think it'll be bigger, and so I don't buy that thesis.”
Gerstner: More compute will be deployed in 2024 than all previous history
“We're gonna deploy more compute in twenty-twenty-four than in all previous years combined.”
Gerstner: 2024 will bring AI deployments without mass layoffs
“2024 is going to be the year of deployments. We're going to start seeing those gains. You will not see mass layoffs. And then, 20, 25 and beyond, I think you're really gonna see those transformations kick in.”
Gerstner: 10-year yields are peaking and rate cuts are coming in 2024
“We're nearing the top of tenure, if not at the top. We're gonna see rate cuts next year, and importantly, we're at the beginning of what may be the most important super cycle, accelerant, to our economy in a long time.”
Gerstner: Fed's 1.5% GDP forecast for 2024 is probably overly optimistic
“The Fed has said its forecast for next year is 1.5% on GDP. I think that's probably rosy. Given, ah, the things that we're seeing in the world, 20% credit cards, 10% car loans, eight percent mortgages are having a deleterious impact on consumption.”