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Replika founder predicts 'crazy protests' over AI: 'People are really struggling to find jobs'

Eugenia Kuyda, the founder of the AI chatbot startup Replika, says fears about AI eliminating jobs are justified — and will lead to backlash.

Replika founder predicts 'crazy protests' over AI: 'People are really struggling to find jobs'

TL;DR

  • AI chatbot startup founder Eugenia Kuyda predicts 'crazy protests' over AI-related job losses.
  • Kuyda believes AI will worsen existing struggles for people to find jobs, contrary to the argument that new jobs will be created.
  • She states that her own company is scaling back on hiring for junior roles due to cost and sustainability concerns for startups.
  • Despite job concerns, Kuyda is optimistic about AI empowering individual creativity and product creation.
  • She suggests AI could lead to new operating systems, potentially making the iPhone vulnerable for the first time.