Is AI Going to Destroy Our Lives or Not?
The article discusses the impact of AI on the labor market and the concerns of recent college graduates about their future careers. Many students are booing commencement speakers who praise the productivity of AI, feeling that it threatens to displace them. The article explores the asymmetry between the benefits of AI for CEOs and the potential negative consequences for students who have been training for a credentialing system that is being dismantled.
- ▪College commencement speakers are being booed for praising the productivity of AI in front of students who feel threatened by it.
- ▪Recent graduates are concerned about the impact of AI on their future careers and the dismantling of the credentialing system.
- ▪Over half of Americans aged 18-29 are pessimistic about AI and worried about it replacing jobs.
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| Original publisher | Substack |
| Canonical URL | https://kyla.substack.com/p/is-ai-going-to-destroy-our-lives |
| Publication time | Thu, 28 May 2026 18:58:17 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-28T19:14:58.152Z |
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Is AI Going to Destroy Our Lives or Not?dimensionality, freeze-dried food, SpaceX IPO, and what to do about all of itkyla scanlonMay 28, 202689107ShareGood morning from North Carolina! This is a long one, and it’s an attempt to compile much of the research around AI and the labor market that’s come out over the past several months. It explores what jobs are in the age of AI, how firms are thinking about AI, what wealth looks like, the permanent underclass problem, and a few ways to think about your future in the age of AI.This is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.SubscribeAudio version: 0:00-29:03Audio playback is not supported on your browser.
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