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AI-pionier waarschuwt: CEO's overdrijven banenrisico's

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Yann LeCun, a pioneering AI researcher and former Meta AI chief, criticizes business leaders for spreading alarming narratives about AI destroying jobs, calling such claims "extremely destructive." He argues that CEOs exaggerate AI's impact to promote their products, while economists largely dispute predictions of massive job losses in entry-level positions. LeCun warns that these doom narratives are psychologically damaging young people, discouraging them from pursuing education and careers they enjoy, and urges students to ignore the hype and focus on their actual interests.