According to reports, over 100,000 jobs have already been replaced, at least in part, by AI in the U.S. Americans are concerned about what’s happening, with half of the population feeling more concerned than excited about the increased use of this tech.
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After 110,348 jobs lost to AI since 2025, Oracle and Meta layoffs show tech firms will keep shifting funds to AI. Pew Research found 50% of Americans fear AI’s daily impact, while 36% expect future harm to their jobs. To combat future labor impacts, OpenAI’s Sam Altman proposed an AI wealth fund and taxing AI revenue to fund welfare. Worries keep rising as U.S. AI-Linked Layoffs Surpass 100KArtificial intelligence (AI) tech is increasingly being integrated into the lives of American citizens. Still, not everyone shares the same enthusiasm for this adoption, especially regarding its effects on the labor market.
In the same way, the survey reported an increasing concern about the influence that AI tech will have on how people do their jobs. In this regard, 36% think that AI will harm how people do their jobs, while 27% were equally positive and negative on the issue.
Former Presidential candidate Andrew Yang and Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei share similar takes on the subject, proposing levying AI income to fund public welfare.
