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Alan Murray, Nicholas Gordon

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman says A.I. will destroy jobs—but could also reskill workers

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman at the Milken Institute's Global Conference (Credit: Patrick T. Fallon—AFP via Getty Images)

Good morning.

If you are still trying to get your head around generative A.I.—and who isnt?—it’s worth listening to the interview Michal Lev-Ram and I did with Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner, for this week’s episode of Leadership Next. Hoffman was one of the original funders of OpenAI, he sat on its board, and he has written the first book about generative A.I. using generative A.I.: Impromptu. He has his own personal Turing test for determining successful A.I.: can it make up a good lightbulb joke? ChatGPT passed the test.

We asked Hoffman whether generative A.I. would destroy jobs. His answer:

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