job displacement
10 episodes mention this concept
FreakonomicsApr 15, 2026Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete? The Journey of Autonomous Vehicles from Desert Races to Public Roads
TechnologyDriverless carsAutonomous vehiclesRobo-taxisArtificial intelligence (AI)
FreakonomicsMar 25, 2026In a Driverless World: The Economic and Social Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Human Labor
TechnologyAutonomous vehicles (AVs)Gig economyMarket disruptionTaxi medallions
NewEconomicThinkingApr 16, 2025The Economic Case for a Just Green Transition: Job Creation, Affordability, and Worker Protection
EconomicsGreen TransitionJust TransitionNet Zero EmissionsRenewable Energy Infrastructure
NewEconomicThinkingMay 17, 2023Controlling Technology's Future: A Thousand-Year Struggle for Shared Prosperity
EconomicsDigital transformationGenerative AIEconomic polarizationJob displacement
NewEconomicThinkingNov 12, 2020Who's Not Afraid of Robots: A Comparison of National Models for Navigating Automation and Globalization
EconomicsDigital networksAutomation innovationsTechnological changeGlobalization
NewEconomicThinkingOct 29, 2020AI, Work, and Inequality: Designing a More Equitable Future in the Digital Age
EconomicsDigitization of everythingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Digital goods (free, perfect, instant)Job displacement
lexfridmanApr 25, 2020AI, Job Displacement, and the Case for Universal Basic Income
TechnologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Job DisplacementAutomationUniversal Basic Income (UBI)
NewEconomicThinkingMar 20, 2019The Future of Work: Navigating Automation, Globalization, and the Shift to Human-Centric Jobs
EconomicsAutomatable workplace capacitiesThe Great Transformation (Polanyi)Locus of value creationComputerization
HealthyGamerGGHow AI Diminishes Critical Thinking and Deep Learning: The Brain Rust Phenomenon
PsychologyBrain rustCritical thinking diminutionDeep learningSurface-level information
lexfridmanKai-Fu Lee on Andrew Yang's Vision: Automation, Job Displacement, and the Future of Work
TechnologyAutomationJob displacementUniversal Basic Income (UBI)Retraining
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Concepts that appear alongside job displacement across episodes.
- artificial intelligence (ai)
- universal basic income (ubi)
- market failures
- automation
- robotic process automation (rpa)
- technological determinism
- just transition
- workforce adaptation
- shelterism
- social upheaval
- green transition
- privacy regulation
- sycophantic ai
- gig economy
- capitalism
- service sector automation
- service transition
- stabilization system
- human ingenuity
- sensor technology