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Researchers, economists, and top AI executives are increasingly warning about the rise of a “permanent underclass”, a future where millions of workers lose not just their jobs, but their economic value altogether. In this episode of Power User, I sit down with writer Jasmine Sun to unpack the terrifying idea that artificial intelligence could permanently reshape class, wealth, labor, and power in America.

We discuss OpenAI, Anthropic, AGI, automation, white collar layoffs, Silicon Valley ideology, AI job displacement, universal basic income, data center protests, populism, and whether society is prepared for what’s coming next.

Could AI destroy upward mobility? Will automation create mass unemployment? Are tech companies being honest about the future they’re building?

We cover:

The permanent underclass theory explained

Who is actually pushing this idea

OpenAI's shifting stance on job displacement

Leading the Future and AI lobbying

Why AI is different from past tech hype

Policy failures and democratic backlash

What China is doing differently

What workers should actually do now

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The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun

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The AI Job Apocalypse: Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass w/ Jasmine Sun