I think they mean jobs as in lines of work not jobs as in instances of employment.
One thing I wonder about a repeat of history is if the lowest classes still get enough of a share of the increased output in income/QoL would there still be a revolt about the increasing wealth concentration?
more like hundreds of millions
> AI will also have an additional effect: it will be isolating in the sense that the need for other humans will decrease.
unless there's a complete restructuring of our society then a repeat of the late 18th century seems to be the likely outcome
with their stake in society gone: the peasant class get fed up of eating dirt and storm the bastille
(I really, really hope the AI revolution turns out to be just hype)