re: Andrew Yang wants Thorium Reactors by 2027

Exactly, it's not necessarily about general AI, which is certainly far off. But automation and systems optimization alone will continue to significantly decrease the number of labor hours necessary to perform the same functions in the economy.

Not to get into some futurist post, but the transition period is what will need to be managed as whole sectors and types of work become obsolete or automated away and the current workforce is caught in the middle while education trends towards new types of work / jobs which will arise.