The Fox News Rundown Extra: America's Anxiety Over Artificial Intelligence
Nov 8, 2025
Jamie Metzl, a technology futurist and author of "Superconvergence," joins to explore the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on society. He discusses the anxiety surrounding job loss and privacy risks, particularly among younger generations. Metzl highlights the importance of education and policy in navigating these challenges. He also emphasizes AI's potential benefits, especially in healthcare through precision medicine. The conversation balances the need for optimism with awareness of the trade-offs that technological advancement brings.
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Why AI Feels Suddenly Ubiquitous
- AI felt sudden because large language models and consumer interfaces rapidly increased usefulness since 2022.
- Jamie Metzl says we are entering an AI age as models accelerate and become more powerful.
Jobs Will Change, Not Vanish Overnight
- AI will transform most jobs with some losses, gains, and widespread change across tasks.
- Metzl compares this to past technologies and notes fast disruption creates acute personal losses even as new industries emerge.
Prepare By Mapping Job Subtasks
- Break your job into core subtasks and assess which will be done by machines, humans, or a hybrid.
- If machines can do a subtask, automate it; if humans should keep it, double down on human strengths.
