Is the US government ready for the impact of AI? 'I don't know,' Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says

"I think it gives time back to people to focus on pursuits that are creative and important," he added. His comments come after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said he is not worried about AI replacing jobs for at least 50 to 100 years. "I think that is so far in the future -- in terms of artificial intelligence taking over American jobs -- I think we're, like, so far away from that that," said Mnuchin at an event held by Axios last week. "Not even on my radar screen," he added. The comments were at odds with the technology industry.