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Will AI put us all out of work? It’s finally time we start figuring it out

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Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claim artificial intelligence is about to erase “hundreds of millions of jobs,” and plenty of normal Americans are anxious, too: Sounds like something somebody not playing partisan politics should be looking into.

The AOC-Bernie line is obvious hype: For example, a Tufts University study projects far fewer US jobs “at risk” over the next two to five years (though 9.3 million jobs isn’t nothing), and a Strada survey of companies that use AI found nearly three times as many are boosting junior-level hiring as reducing it — the exact opposite of what you’d expect if doomsday were coming.

On the other hand, it’s early yet: Longer term, nothing’s obvious about AI’s impact on the job market, especially for the young — let alone what to do about it.

With the stakes so high, the White House needs to launch a special commission to start figuring it all out.

Young people are being terrified by legitimate concerns, and by politicians seeking to capitalize on the fears; a trustworthy report could well reassure them. 

But the commission needs to be totally outside........

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