AI safety pioneer Roman Yampolskiy argues that the AI boom is essentially a race to control “free labor” and the future of work. He says investors are betting that autonomous AI agents will deliver cognitive and physical tasks at scale, replacing salaries with compute power.
AI Boom and “Free Labor”
Jobs performed entirely on computers — from programming to accounting — are especially vulnerable, with automation potentially wiping out entire roles within five years. Unlike past tech waves, AI targets the very foundation of cognitive work, making substitution abrupt. While some leaders predict job reshaping, Yampolskiy warns dependency on AI infrastructure could lock societies in.
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