Will AI Create a Permanent Underclass? | Jasmine Sun (independent journalist)

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On Civic Forum, Rory Truex interviews writer and journalist Jasmine Sun about how Silicon Valley is “bracing for a permanent underclass,” the belief among many AI insiders that AI will increase inequality, reduce economic mobility, and cause short-term mass job disruption that concentrates power and wealth. The conversation features insights from Jasmine's time in San Francisco, DC and China. Topics discussed include AI automation, nihilism and coping among Gen Z, the rise of AI populism in DC, and the parallel debate emerging in China. The session closes with advice from Jasmine about how to create and write in a time when words are cheap.

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