@FinanceYF5: 1/ Silicon Valley collectively loses it. NYT April front page sets the tone: In the AI era, most people will become 'permanent underclass'. This is not an internet meme; it's what VCs writing eight-figure checks and founders say face to face in their own coffee shops.
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A Twitter thread discusses a New York Times front-page report stating that in the AI era, most people will become 'permanent underclass', a sentiment shared by VCs and founders in Silicon Valley.
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1/🚨 Silicon Valley is collectively freaking out
The NYT April front page set the tone: In the AI era, most people will be reduced to a “permanent underclass.”
This isn’t an internet meme — it’s what VCs and founders writing eight-figure checks are saying face-to-face in their own cafés. 👇 https://t.co/LlJi7TBdOG
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