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Major players, including Silicon Valley investors and Washington policymakers, seem to know this is happening. Many are publicly optimistic, claiming AGI will create limitless demand, new jobs, and prosperity. However, their actual motive might be to preserve investments and societal stability, deliberately downplaying the disruptive potential because acknowledging it could trigger panic or destabilize markets.
The reason? They prioritize short-term gains over long-term societal stability. They are betting that new industrial revolutions will generate adaptive jobs or that society will seamlessly transition into new roles—that’s a hopeful narrative, but one increasingly disconnected from reality.