Andrew Yang warns AI will cause mass layoffs of white-collar jobs in 12-18 months, affecting mainly desk jobs like managers and marketers. Yang believes companies will competitively cut staff to please the stock market. The layoffs could impact local businesses serving affected workers. January saw record layoffs, with some companies citing AI as a reason.
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