# Why I’m not worried about AI job loss - David Oks

<https://davidoks.blog/p/why-im-not-worried-about-ai-job-loss>

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## What Jamie wrote

Thoughtful pushback on AI job-loss panic: Oks uses comparative advantage theory to argue human+AI cyborg combos still outperform AI alone, making mass unemployment unlikely soon. Well-reasoned and calm — a good read if the doom cycle is getting tiresome.

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