A.I. and robots aren't gunning for your job, White House economist says

Artificial intelligence and robots aren't coming for your job anytime soon, the U.S. White House's chief economic adviser says. Some technology experts worry about the economic impact of A.I.-powered computers and robots, but Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, predicts that A.I. will grow the economy instead of taking jobs away. While some jobs may disappear, A.I. will create new jobs and consumer demand for new products and services, he said Wednesday at the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. While technology critics believe "the robots are going to take all our jobs away from us," A.I. won't change the basic rules of economics, Furman said. A.I. will create some economic challenges, just as other technologies have, he said.