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The next American boom could be here — unless Washington regulates it to death

Widespread prosperity begins like this, with millions of people saving time and money, learning faster and getting more done

By Stephen Moore , Neil Chilson Fox News

Published July 29, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts a white-collar "bloodbath." Senator Bernie Sanders warns AI could wipe out 100 million American jobs. Elon Musk says work may become optional.

The message is everywhere: machines are coming for your paycheck.

That panic is understandable. But wrong. Yes, AI will disrupt and eventually replace some tasks, just as electricity, the farm tractor, and the internet caused the displacement of mundane and, in some cases, miserable jobs like working in hot, sweaty factories or backbreaking work lifting heavy equipment. Yes, some workers will need help adjusting and retraining to the robotics revolution. Yet the fear of mass technological unemployment repeats a mistake doomsayers have made for centuries, from the tractor to the personal computer.

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