Marc Andreessen Is Right That AI Isn't Killing Jobs. Interest Rate Hikes Are

rogerrogerr

This rings true to me, but I also think the AI models and harnesses are getting better at a frightening rate and that unemployment (the kind which _is_ due to AI) will be a major focus of the 2028 or, at the latest, 2030 elections.

renewiltord

> If these companies are so bloated, where are the good products? Microsoft has over 220,000 employees, yet Windows 11 shipped with a Start menu that broke basic workflows Doesn’t this part sound like “guy not in software asks the usual question about software”? Big orgs in the field are renowned for shipping worse product.

jsLavaGoat

What's causing the interest rate hikes, Marc? Could it be inflation? Could that be caused, at least in part, by AI sucking up all kinds of things? There's more than one way for it to kill jobs.

UltraSane

I find it very hard to take the opinions of Trump supporters seriously since they have clearly shown terrible judgement.

postalrat

Can't be both? Add work from home to the list too.