Freakonomics Radio · 2026-09-04 · 58 min · 9,202 words

685. How to Survive the A.I. Shock

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Alright, let's start with a statistic and then a few questions. Here is the statistic. Roughly sixty percent of the jobs that people do today did not exist. in nineteen forty. Now for the questions.

Five years from now. Do you think You'll have the same job you have today. Or Do you think that maybe your job will be replaced by AI?

And if so What's your plan? These are increasingly common And urgent questions? So I wanted to hear from someone who's looking for answers.

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