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AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage

AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage

Update: 2025-10-13
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This week, Bob tackles growing concerns about artificial intelligence, automation, and mass unemployment. Using the principles of marginal productivity and comparative advantage, he shows how the standard economic arguments still apply—even in the age of ChatGPT and robotics. Responding directly to viral tweets from Matt Walsh, Bob dismantles the popular belief that AI will inevitably destroy human labor markets. He explains why highly skilled labor has always coexisted with less-skilled workers and why new technologies, despite their disruptive effects, tend to improve standards of living for everyone over time.

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AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage

AI, Automation, and the Human Advantage

Robert P. Murphy