The AI boom is really a race to own the future of human labor, a safety pioneer says

AI safety pioneer Roman Yampolskiy says the AI boom is really a race to control "free labor" — and the future of work itself.

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• Computer science professor Roman Yampolskiy said the AI boom is a bet on future labor.
• He said investors expect AI agents to deliver "free labor" at a massive scale.
• Most computer-based jobs are at risk as AI advances faster than past tech waves, he said.

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