rich 1.0 Most Americans fear that AI is about to cause widespread job losses, so Matt Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas brought in their first-ever guest, Timothy B. Lee of the Understanding AI newsletter, to break it all down. Matt thinks a white-collar wipeout is coming. Jerusalem and Tim think we've got enough time to adapt. Plus, a peer review on a new paper about the effects of mixed-use zoning. (00:00) Our first guest: Tim Lee on AI and jobs (02:27) Matt's case for the white-collar wipeout (05:43) Jobs are bundles of tasks (08:26) The O-ring theory: why one human still matters (18:02) Tim's answer: it's all about timescales (21:27) Chess, Starbucks, and the human preference problem (24:28) The protectionism scramble: gas pumps and self-driving trucks (30:47) The "canaries in the coal mine" study on young workers (38:45) Channeling 2015 Matt: just run a hotter economy (49:30) Peer review: What's actually wrong with zoning? Support the Show: Get a full transcript, show notes, and an ad-free version: TheArgumentMag.com (http://theargumentmag.com/) New episodes every Thursday—subscribe so you never miss a debate! The Argument is produced by Justin Zuckerman, fact-checked by Eli Richman, with music by Breakmaster Cylinder and art by Ben Tousley. The Argument https://audioboom.com/channels/5173020-the-argument Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43755913/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8931375/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>