Mark Zuckerberg Pushes Back Against AI Job Loss Fears After Meta’s Own Layoffs

Mark Zuckerberg pushes back against AI job loss fears after Meta’s own layoffs

During an interview last week on Complex’s Idea Generation series, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed one of the industry’s most contentious points: whether or not AI will lead to widespread employment loss. “There’s a lot of anxiety about job displacement,” Zuckerberg said during the Q&A with the global entertainment network and lifestyle platform. “Companies are always trying to do things more efficiently…. If companies get very good at automa…

Mark Zuckerberg says he doesn't buy the anxiety about AI-related job displacement

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there's a chance that AI could actually increase the number of jobs.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn't think it's inevitable that AI will lead to widespread layoffs.Zuckerberg said employees will need to increase their productivity faster than automation.If that happens, "then in theory there should be more jobs in the future, not less," he said.Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg does…