Luddite fails: agriculture edition (opens in new tab)

Luddite fails: agriculture edition In the early 20th century before widespread adoption of farm mechanization, roughly a third of U.S. employment was in farming. By 2017, it was about 2 percent. If automation caused permanent unemployment, the tractor should have broken the labor market forever. Instead, farm output almost tripled, which supported a massive increase in population. a16z's David George on why the "AI job apocalypse" is a complete fantasy: a16z.news/p/the-ai-job-apoca… David Geo...