Martin Ford
Futurist; bestselling author of Rise of the Robots.
AI will eliminate more jobs than it creates.
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Will AI Eliminate More Jobs Than It Creates?
Martin Ford vs. Pedro Domingos
AI can automate work. Can it create enough new work to replace what it takes away? Martin Ford and Pedro Domingos debate the global balance of jobs over the next 20 years.
Recording scheduled for October 12, 2026. Public release date to be announced.
The resolution · Global
Over the next 20 years, AI will eliminate more jobs than it creates.
Pedro Domingos
UW professor emeritus; author of The Master Algorithm.
Against the resolution.
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As AI becomes more capable, the question reaches beyond which tasks it can perform. What happens to the total amount of work available to people? This SuperDebate examines whether AI-driven job losses will outweigh the employment created by new products, industries, and demand over the next two decades. Martin Ford argues the affirmative; Pedro Domingos argues the negative. The conversation will include opening arguments, direct cross-examination, rebuttals, and closing arguments.
Questions at the center
- When does automating tasks become eliminating jobs?
- Will new demand and new industries offset displacement?
- Is AI different from previous waves of technological change?
- How should global employment gains and losses be compared?
- What evidence would change either speaker’s forecast?
The format
A recorded online SuperDebate with opening arguments, direct cross-examination, rebuttals, and closing arguments. The debate is expected to run approximately 40–45 minutes.
The recording will be released afterward. Public release date to be announced.