Aoka

The talk argues that AI will transform work and the economy without making human labor obsolete. It uses radiology and historical examples like containerization and cloud computing to explain Jevons paradox: when technology makes a service cheaper, demand for it can grow and create new work. AI is already automating routine tasks, but many roles may shift toward supervision, coordination, and higher-value work. The speaker urges founders to take AI’s impact seriously and build with it rather than expect either no change or the collapse of work.