Amy Webb
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- Milken Institute58 min
AI and Humanity: Evolution or Revolution? | Global Conference 2026
Erik Schatzker, Suzanne Dibianca, Tristan Harris, Amy Webb, will.i.am
Strategic foresight expert Amy Webb, ASU professor Will Iacovelli, and ethics founder Tristan Harris convened to argue that the current AI "arms race" threatens an "anti-human future" characterized by mass unemployment and social destabilization unless proactive governance is established. While panelists cited massive productivity gains and new job creation in sectors like Salesforce, they warned that without a modernized economic framework akin to a new Bretton Woods conference, the intelligence curse could drive 60–70% of GDP to machines while incentivizing the replacement of human labor. The group concluded that immediate implementation of dynamic incentive systems, such as contribution credits to fund social safety nets and a licensing framework for developer ethics, is essential to prevent a descent into fascism and ensure AI coexists constructively with humanity.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Technology and Jobs: Should Workers Worry?
Josh Barrow, Brad DeLong, Amy Webb, Gerald Huff, Jeremy Howard, Jonathan Zittrain
Brad DeLong, Amy Webb, Jeremy Howard, and Gerald Huff analyze the impact of automation on the labor market, arguing that current unemployment stems from macroeconomic mismanagement rather than robot displacement, even as AI rapidly outperforms humans in cognitive and manual sectors. While experts identify specific industries like banking, legal services, and manufacturing as vulnerable to disruption, data shows that the vast majority of economic activity remains in traditional service roles that are difficult to automate. The panel concludes that without proactive policy shifts toward solutions like universal basic income or reduced work hours, society risks a dystopian concentration of wealth as the traditional link between labor scarcity and income distribution breaks down.